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 thank you, Lord, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations. 4For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth. 6Now rescue your beloved people. Answer and save us by your power. 7God has promised this by his holiness: “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will 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, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens.
• Psalms 21:13Rise up, O Lord, in all your power. With music and singing we celebrate your mighty acts.
• Psalms 57:5Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens! May your glory shine over all the earth.
• Psalms 148:13Let them all praise the name of the Lord. For his name is very great; his glory towers over the earth and heaven!
• 1 Chronicles 29:10Then David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly: “O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel, may you be praised forever and ever!
• Psalms 72:19Praise his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!
• Isaiah 6:3They were calling out to each other, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory!”
• Matthew 6:9Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

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