New King James Version
Psalms 57:5
5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above 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.
- 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 57:5
3He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth. 4My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men Who are set on fire, Whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above all the earth. 6They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They have dug a pit before me; Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah 7My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.
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 above all the earth.
- Psalms 21:13Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength! We will sing and praise Your power.
- Psalms 108:4For Your mercy is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the clouds.
- 1 Chronicles 29:1Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced; and the work is great, because the temple is not for man but for the Lord God.
- Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 12:4And in that day you will say: “Praise the Lord, call upon His name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted.
- Isaiah 37:20Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord, You alone.”
- Matthew 6:9In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
- Psalms 8:1O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens!
- Psalms 113:4The Lord is high above all nations, His glory above the heavens.
- Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever! And let 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 glory is above the earth and heaven.
- Numbers 14:21but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord—
- 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!”
- 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, The Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory 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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