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John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 86:8
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord, etc.] Among the angels of heaven, as the Targum, in the king’s Bible; (see <402436>Matthew 24:36), and who are sometimes called gods, and among whom there is none like to the Lord; (see <199707>Psalm 97:7 <580106>Hebrews 1:6 <198906>Psalm 89:6) or among civil magistrates, he being King of kings, and Lord of lords, the only Potentate; among whom he judges, over whom he presides, and whom he sets up and puts down at pleasure, (<198201>Psalm 82:1-6), or among all those that are named gods in heaven, or on earth, the nominal and fictitious gods of the Gentiles, who are vanity, and the work of error: the portion of Jacob is not like them, (<241015>Jeremiah 10:15,16), there is none like him, for the perfections of his nature, his power, wisdom, faithfulness, holiness, justice, mercy, grace, and goodness; (<021511>Exodus 15:11 <198908>Psalm 89:8 113:5,6 <330718>Micah 7:18). neither are there any works like unto thy works; as the works of creation and providence, and those of redemption and grace, in which there is such a manifest display of the perfections of his nature, (<050324>Deuteronomy 3:24).
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