Psalm 96:5-6 Part 1 of 2

The gods of other nations are mere idols,

    but the LORD made the heavens!

Honor and majesty surround him;

    strength and beauty fill his sanctuary.

 

The gods of other nations are mere idols,

Exodus 20:4  "You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on earth or in the sea."  (see verses 1-5)    

Leviticus 19:4  "Do not put your trust in idols or make metal images of gods for yourselves. I am the LORD your God."

Psalm 135:15  

The idols of the nations are merely things of silver and gold,

    shaped by human hands.  (see verses 15-18)

Isaiah 44:10-11  

Who but a fool would make his own god--

    an idol that cannot help him one bit?

All who worship idols will be disgraced

    along with all these craftsmen--mere humans--

    who claim they can make a god.

They may all stand together,

    but they will stand in terror and shame.  (see verses 6-20)

but the LORD made the heavens!  

Genesis 1:1  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  

(see all chapter 1)

Nehemiah 9:6  "You alone are the LORD. You made the skies and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and the seas and everything in them. You preserve them all, and the angels of heaven worship you."  

(see all chapter 9)

Psalm 33:6  

The LORD merely spoke,

    and the heavens were created.

He breathed the word,

    and all the stars were born.  (see all Psalm 33)

Psalm 89:11  

The heavens are yours, and the earth is yours;

    everything in the world is yours--you created it all.  (see all Psalm 89)

Psalm 102:25  

Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth

    and made the heavens with your hands.  (see all Psalm 102)

Psalm 146:6  

He made heaven and earth, 

    the sea and everything in them.

    He keeps every promise forever.  (see all Psalm 146)

Isaiah 42:5  

God, the LORD, created the heavens and stretched them out.

    He created the earth and everything in it.

He gives breath to everyone,

    life to everyone who walks the earth. ... (see verses 1-9)

Isaiah 48:13  

"It was my hand that laid the foundations of the earth,

    my right hand that spread out the heavens above.

When I call out the stars,

    they all appear in order."  (see all chapter 48)

 

(parentheses are mine)

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