Psalm 96:5 “For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.”
Planted within this psalm of praise and worship of the one true God there resides a passage that marks a contrast between the theistic and metaphysical (Ultimate Reality) claims of a pagan worldview and the claims of a Judeo- monotheistic worldview.
First we find a monotheistic (one God) declaration. The psalmist states that all of the gods of the surrounding cultures are idols of futility. The polytheistic paganism of the societies in this region were zealous to worship their hand made deities and this worship formed the very foundation for the functioning of these cultures. This idolatry influenced every aspect of life including families, government, entertainment, law, and morality. This is why the psalmist makes the contrast later in the verse.
Second, we see the metaphysical and theistic contrast marked by the conjunction. The psalmist declared that the LORD God, the sovereign King of the universe, created all things including the materials used to mold and shape these vain idols of polytheistic fervor. He alone is responsible for the creation of the universe not the gods of depraved human ingenuity.
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