Psalms 96:5

“Praise him upon the loud cymbals, etc.] Or “cymbals of hearing”f1985; that were heard with pleasure and delight, and afar off: the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it, “well sounding cymbals”, which give a grateful sound to the ear; these were made of brass, (<131519>1 Chronicles 15:19); to which the apostle alludes, (<461301>1 Corinthians 13:1); praise him upon the high sounding, cymbals; or “cymbals of shouting”f1986, ovation or triumph; which were used on joyful occasions, as victories, deliverances, and the like; and were used also in the temple service, (see <131605> 1 Chronicles 16:5,42); according to the Targum and Septuagint version, these were three stringed instruments;…”

“For all the gods of the nations are idols - All the gods worshipped by the people of other lands are mere “idols.” None of them can claim to have a real existence as gods. The word here rendered “idols” is translated by the Septuagint, δαιμόνια daimonia, “demons.” So the Latin Vulgate “daemonia.” The Hebrew word - אליל 'ĕlı̂yl - means properly “of nothing, nought, empty, vain.” See Job 13:4. The meaning here is, that they were mere nothings; they had no real existence; they were the creations of the imagination; they could not in any sense be regarded as what it was pretended they were; they had no claim to reverence and worship as gods. Of most of them it was a fact that they had no…”

“96:5 The Lord made the heavens, an even greater task than creating the earth. The idols, made by human hands (115:4), created nothing.”

“For: Psa 115:3-8, Psa 135:15, Psa 135:18; Isa. 44:8-28, Isa 46:1, Isa 46:2; Jer 10:3-5, Jer 10:11, Jer 10:12, Jer 10:14, Jer 10:15; Act 19:26; Co1 8:4 but: Psa 115:15; Gen 1:1; Isa 42:5; Jer 10:11 Psalms 96:6”