Psalms 135:5

III.

"For I know that Jehovah is great,

And that our Lord is above all gods."

The eternal and almighty God, omnipotent, ubiquitous and omniscient is surely entitled to praise and adoration on the part of men. All nature sings the glory of God, why shouldn't I?

"Above all gods." This is not a reference to idols, but to earthly rulers, as in Psalms 82. (See chapter introduction there). Idols are mentioned in Psalms 135:15-18, but not in this passage. The meaning of this phrase is, "Above all that is worshipped as gods."[13]