1: Divine beings, lit.
“sons of God,” or “sons of gods,” subordinate deities in the heavenly assembly.
In Israelite thought these divine beings are part of God’s retinue, his
heavenly court (Exod. 15:11; Pss. 82:1; 89:6–8; Job chs 1–2). Probably because
of its pagan overtones, Ps. 96:7 substitutes “families of the peoples” for this
term. Glory and strength, cf. Ps.
63:3. Glory, Heb “kavod,” may refer
to the divine radiance, the visual manifestation of God. (The Jewish Study
Bible, ed. Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler, and Michael Fishbane [New York:
Oxford University Press, 2004], 1313)