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Psalms 57:5
5Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.
Psalms 57:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above all the earth.
Context of Psalms 57:5
3He will send from heaven and save me; He calls to account him who tramples me down. Selah. God will send out His lovingkindness and His truth. 4My life is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe out fire— The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword. Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth. 6They set a net for my steps; My very life was bowed down. They dug a pit before me; Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah. 7My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast and confident! I will sing, yes, I will sing praises [to You]!
Read all of Psalms 57Psalms 57:5 word by word
ר֣וּמָה עַל־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם אֱלֹהִ֑ים עַ֖ל כָּל־הָאָ֣רֶץ כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 57:5
- Psalms 57:11Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.
- Psalms 21:13Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength; We will sing and praise Your power.
- Psalms 108:4For Your lovingkindness is great and higher than the heavens; Your truth reaches to the skies.
- 1 Chronicles 29:1And King David said to all the assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced and the work is great; for the temple is not for man but for the Lord God.
- Isaiah 2:11The proud look of man will be degraded And the arrogance of men will be humbled, And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 12:4And in that day you will say, “Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name [in prayer]. Make His deeds known among the peoples [of the earth]; Proclaim [to them] that His name is exalted!”
- Isaiah 37:20Now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know and fully realize that You alone, Lord, are God.”
- Matthew 6:9“Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father, who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
- Psalms 8:1O Lord, our Lord, How majestic and glorious and excellent is Your name in all the earth! You have displayed Your splendor above the heavens.
- Psalms 113:4The Lord is high above all nations, And His glory above the heavens.
- Psalms 72:19Blessed be His glorious name forever; And may the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen.
- Psalms 148:13Let them praise the name of the Lord, For His name alone is exalted and supreme; His glory and majesty are above earth and heaven.
- Numbers 14:21but indeed as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord.
- Isaiah 6:3And one called out to another, saying, “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is filled with His glory.”
- Habakkuk 2:14But [the time is coming when] the earth shall be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea.
- Habakkuk 3:3God [approaching from Sinai] comes from Teman (Edom), And the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah (pause, and calmly think of that). His splendor and majesty covers the heavens And the earth is full of His praise.
Commentaries on Psalms 57:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens - Let the glory of thy mercy and truth be seen in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath. Several of the fathers apply what is said above to the passion of our Lord, and what is said here to his resurrection.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens - Compare Psalm 8:1. The language here is that of a man who in trouble lifts his thoughts to God; who feels that God reigns; who is assured in his own soul that all things are under his hand; and who is desirous that God should be magnified whatever may become of himself. His prime and leading wish is not for himself, for his own safety, for his own deliverance from danger; it is that “God” may be honored - that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5This verse appears again in Psalm 57:11 and 108:5. God's glory, which is his visible presence that keeps out all evil (Psalm 8:1; 19:1–4; 24:7), will fill the entire creation (Isaiah 6:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. This doxology illustrates his view of the connection of his deliverance with God's glory.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 57
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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