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Psalms 113:4
4The Lord rules over all nations. His glory is great higher than the heavens!
Psalms 113:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens!
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is high above all nations, His glory above the heavens.
Context of Psalms 113:4
2Everyone should praise the Lord now and for ever! 3The Lord deserves that people praise him, from where the sun rises in the east, to where it goes down in the west. The Lord rules over all nations. His glory is great higher than the heavens! 5There is nobody like the Lord our God. He sits on his throne high above us. 6He bends down to look below, at the sky and the earth.
Read all of Psalms 113Psalms 113:4 word by word
רָ֖ם עַל־כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם׀ יְהוָ֑ה עַ֖ל הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 113:4
- Psalms 97:9You, Lord, are the Most High God who rules over all the earth. You are much greater than any other god!
- Psalms 99:2The Lord is a great king in Zion. He rules with power over all the world's nations.
- Isaiah 40:15The Lord looks at the nations as if they are a little bit of water in a bucket. They are like dust on his scales. He weighs the islands as he would weigh dust.
- Psalms 8:1Lord, our ruler, your name is famous all over the world. The sky above shows how great you are.
- Psalms 57:10Your faithful love is great, higher than the skies. Your truth reaches beyond the clouds.
- 1 Kings 8:27But surely God, you do not live on the earth! The whole sky, or even heaven itself, is too small to contain you! So how can you live in this temple that I have built?
- Isaiah 66:1This is what the Lord says: ‘Heaven is my throne. The earth is the place where I put my feet. So you could not build a house for me to live in. Where would I lie down to rest?
Commentaries on Psalms 113:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The Lord is high above all nations - He governs all, he provides for all; therefore let all give him praise.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The Lord is high above all nations - Hebrew, Exalted above all nations is Yahweh. That is, he rules over all nations; he directs their affairs; he is their sovereign king. As a matter of fact, and from the necessity of the case, he is on a throne which is elevated above all the kings and kingdoms of the world. He is the Sovereign not only of one nation, but of all; and it is meet that this should be acknowledged by them all. And his glory above the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The Lord’s glory extends to the heavens (Psalms 57:5, 11; 99:2; 108:5; 138:6; Isaiah 6:1; 57:15) and throughout the world of human relationships.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. God's exaltation enhances His condescension;Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 113
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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