Psalm 97:7
Hebrew Bible
5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of the whole earth. 6 The sky declares his justice, and all the nations see his splendor. 7 All who worship idols are ashamed, those who boast about worthless idols. All the gods bow down before him. 8 Zion hears and rejoices, the towns of Judah are happy, because of your judgments, O Lord. 9 For you, O Lord, are the Most High over the whole earth; you are elevated high above all gods.
Date: 6th-3rd Centuries B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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LXX Psalm 96:7
Septuagint
5 The mountains melted as beeswax from the face of the Lord, all the earth from the face of the Lord. 6 The heavens reported his righteousness, and all the peoples saw his glory. 7 Let them be dishonored, all those who worship carved idols, those who pride themselves in their idols. Worship him, all his angels! 8 Zion heard and was cheerful, and the daughters of Judah rejoiced exceedingly because of your judgments, O Lord, 9 because you are the Lord Most High over all the earth. You were exalted very much beyond all the gods.
Date: 1st Century B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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Notes and References
"... Despite the general assumption of traditional reading, the biblical usage of these words for god, gods/deities, and God is considerably broader and more complex than most people today recognize when they think of what a god is. When readers look at the question of divinity in the Bible, they are often concerned with the issues surrounding the nature and status of the true God versus other or false gods. However, the various biblical terms for god(s) may refer to a number of additional phenomena. Contrary to the popular view of the Bible, ancient Israel included all sorts of “gods,” and not all of these were divided sharply into either God or negative, foreign gods, as suggested by the following sample. For the sake of convenience, I provide a representative range of usage for god, gods and God, including positive, collective usages for divinities other than the so-called one god of Israel. Collective usages of gods include the case of Exodus 15:11, where the speaker asks in a positive manner: “Who is like you among the gods, O Yahweh?” These gods, literally “divine sons,” are also said to belong to the heavenly court (Psalms 29:1, 89:7; compare Job 1:6, 2:1). They work for the chief god/divine king and bow down to this chief god (’elohim, Psalm 97:7; compare Psalm 96:4). They shouted for joy at the time of creation (and parallel to “morning stars,” in Job 38:7). Thus the word “god” extends to both a major god such as Yahweh and minor divinities including his divine courtiers ..."
Smith, Mark S.
God in Translation: Deities in Cross-Cultural Discourse in the Biblical World
(pp. 12-13) Mohr Siebeck, 2008
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