God’s Word Translation
Psalms 57:5
5May you be honored above the heavens, O God. Let your glory extend over the whole 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 sends his help from heaven and saves me. He disgraces the one who is harassing me. Selah God sends his mercy and his truth! 4My soul is surrounded by lions. I must lie down with man-eating lions. Their teeth are spears and arrows. Their tongues are sharp swords. May you be honored above the heavens, O God. Let your glory extend over the whole earth. 6⌞My enemies⌟ spread out a net to catch me. (My soul is bowed down.) They dug a pit to trap me, but then they fell into it. Selah 7My heart is confident, O God. My heart is confident. I want to sing and make music.
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 57:11May you be honored above the heavens, O God. Let your glory extend over the whole earth.
- Psalms 21:13Arise, O Lord, in your strength. We will sing and make music to praise your power.
- Psalms 108:4because your mercy is higher than the heavens. Your truth reaches the skies.
- 1 Chronicles 29:1Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. Yet, the work is important because this palace is not for a person but for the Lord God.
- Isaiah 2:11The eyes of arrogant people will be humbled. High and mighty people will be brought down. On that day the Lord alone will be honored.
- Isaiah 12:4At that time you will say, “Praise the Lord. Call on his name. Make his deeds known among the nations. Make them remember that his name is highly honored.
- Isaiah 37:20Now, Lord our God, rescue us from Assyria’s control so that all the kingdoms on earth will know that you alone are the Lord.”
- Matthew 6:9“This is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, let your name be kept holy.
- Psalms 8:1O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth! Your glory is sung above the heavens.
- Psalms 113:4The Lord is high above all the nations. His glory is above the heavens.
- Psalms 72:19Thanks be to 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 because his name is high above all others. His glory is above heaven and earth.
- Numbers 14:21But as I live and as the glory of the Lord fills the whole earth, I solemnly swear that
- Isaiah 6:3They called to each other and said, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory.”
- Habakkuk 2:14But the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord’s glory like the water covers the sea.
- Habakkuk 3:3God comes from Teman. The Holy One comes from Mount Paran. Selah His splendor covers the heavens. His praise fills the earth.
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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