English Standard Version
Psalms 108:5
5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
Psalms 108:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
- New International Version (NIV)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, And Your glory above all the earth;
- New Living Translation (NLT)Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth.
Context of Psalms 108:5
3I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. 4For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! 6That your beloved ones may be delivered, give salvation by your right hand and answer me! 7God has promised in his holiness: "With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Valley of Succoth.
Read all of Psalms 108Psalms 108:5 word by word
ר֣וּמָה עַל־שָׁמַ֣יִם אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְעַ֖ל כָּל־הָאָ֣רֶץ כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 108:5
- Psalms 8:1O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
- Psalms 21:13Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.
- Psalms 57:5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
- Psalms 148:13Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: "Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
- Psalms 72:19Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen!
- Isaiah 6:3And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!"
- Matthew 6:9Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
Commentaries on Psalms 108:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Be thou exalted - This is taken from Psalm 57:11. The only change in the Hebrew is in the insertion of the word “and,” “and thy glory above all the earth.”Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13This psalm combines two parts from David's other psalms (compare Psalms 57:5, 7–11; 60:5–12).Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Psalms 108
- 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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