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Does Psalm 138:1 acknowledge the existence of pagan gods?

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“I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;     before the gods I sing your praise;” (Psalm 138:1 ESV)   This contradicts Isaiah’s statement (Isaiah 45:5) that there are “no elohim” but the LORD. To get around this the Jewish translators of the Greek Old Testament substituted “gods” with “angels” in this verse – […]