For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
This exhortation is directed to all nations, not Israel alone, which proves it concerns Christ's kingdom. The heathen were mute and deaf to God until the Gospel spread the knowledge of Him everywhere; the Spirit stirred the saints under the Law to praise God until that day came.
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Commenting on Psalm 96:1-13
For all the gods of the nations are idols. Mere images of wood and stone, vanities, nothings. But the Lord made the heavens. The reality of his Godhead is proved by his works, and foremost among these the psalmist mentions that matchless piece of architecture which casts its arch over every man's head, whose lamps are the light of all mankind, whose rains and dew...
Sing unto the Lord a new song, a song for new favours, born of new affections in renewed hearts. Let all the earth sing it, not the Jews only; this is Gospel song, suited to the new covenant and the precious privileges that came with it, never to wax old.
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Commenting on Psalm 96:1-9