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 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 praise You, O Lord, among the peoples, And I will sing praises to You among the nations. 4For Your mercy is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the clouds. 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 hear me. 7God has spoken in His holiness: “I will rejoice; I will divide 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Be thou exaltedרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• above the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and thy gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• above all the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Psalms 108:5

• Psalms 8:1O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens!
• Psalms 21:13Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength! We will sing and praise Your power.
• Psalms 57:5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; 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 the earth and heaven.
• 1 Chronicles 29:10Therefore David blessed the Lord before all the assembly; and David said: “Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever.
• Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever! And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen.
• Isaiah 6:3And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”
• Matthew 6:9In this manner, therefore, pray: 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

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Glory
• Papyrus
• Psalms, Book of

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