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Psalms 57:5
5My soul is in the midst of lions. I lie among those breathing fire— sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongue is a sharp sword.
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
3I will cry out to El Elyon, to God who accomplishes it for me. 4He will send from heaven and save me. He rebukes the one trampling on me. Selah God is sending His mercy and His truth. My soul is in the midst of lions. I lie among those breathing fire— sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongue is a sharp sword. 6Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let Your glory be over all the earth! 7They spread a net for my steps, my soul is bowed down. They have dug a pit before me— they fell into it themselves. Selah
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 57:11For Your lovingkindness is great up to the heavens, and Your truth to the skies.
- Psalms 21:13For You make them turn their backs. You aim Your bowstrings at their faces.
- Psalms 108:4I will give thanks to You, Adonai, among the peoples, I will sing praises to You among the nations.
- 1 Chronicles 29:1Then King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced and the task is great, for the palace is not for man but for Adonai Elohim.
- Isaiah 2:11The man of haughty eyes is humbled, the lofty ones brought low, for Adonai alone will be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 12:4In that day you will say: “Give thanks to Adonai. Proclaim His Name! Declare His works to the peoples, so they remember His exalted Name.
- Isaiah 37:20Now, Adonai our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone are Adonai!”
- Matthew 6:9“Therefore, pray in this way: ‘Our Father in heaven, sanctified be Your name.
- Psalms 8:1For the music director, upon the Gittite lyre: a psalm of David.
- Psalms 113:4Adonai is high above all nations, His glory is above the heavens.
- Psalms 72:19Blessed be His glorious Name forever. May all the earth be filled with His glory! Amen and Amen!
- Psalms 148:13Let them praise the Name of Adonai, for His Name alone is exalted. His glory is above earth and heaven.
- Numbers 14:21But as certainly as I live and as certainly as the glory of Adonai fills the entire earth,
- Isaiah 6:3One called out to another, and said: “Holy, holy, holy, is Adonai-Tzva’ot! The whole earth is full of His glory.”
- Habakkuk 2:14For the earth will be filled with knowing the glory of Adonai, as the waters cover the sea.
- Habakkuk 3:3God comes from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His majesty covers the heavens, and 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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