Psalms 108:5

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.
• 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, And Your glory above all the earth;

Context of Psalms 108:5

3I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples, And I will sing praises to You among the nations. 4For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth. 6That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and answer me! 7God has spoken in His holiness: “I will exult, I will portion out Shechem And measure out the valley of Succoth.

Psalms 108:5 word by word

ר֣וּמָה עַל־שָׁמַ֣יִם אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְעַ֖ל כָּל־הָאָ֣רֶץ כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Be exaltedרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• aboveעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Psalms 108:5

• Psalms 8:1O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth, Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens!
• Psalms 21:13Be exalted, O Lord, in Your strength; We will sing and praise Your power.
• Psalms 57:5Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth.
• Psalms 148:13Let them praise the name of the Lord, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above earth and heaven.
• 1 Chronicles 29:10So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
• Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; And may the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen, and Amen.
• Isaiah 6:3And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory.”
• Matthew 6:9“Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is 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

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Glory
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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