English Standard Version
Psalms 57:5
5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be 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 57:5
3He will send from heaven and save me; he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness! 4My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down amid fiery beasts— the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! 6They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah 7My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody!
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, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
- Psalms 21:13Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.
- Psalms 108:4For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
- 1 Chronicles 29:1And David the king said to all the assembly, "Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great, for the palace will not be for man but for the Lord God.
- Isaiah 2:11The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 12:4And you will say in that day: "Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.
- Isaiah 37:20So now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the Lord."
- Matthew 6:9Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
- Psalms 8:1O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory 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; 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; his majesty is above earth and heaven.
- Numbers 14:21But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord,
- 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!"
- Habakkuk 2:14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
- Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His splendor covered the heavens, and the earth was 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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