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Psalms 57:5

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Be exalted above the heavens, O God; [Let] Your glory [be] above all the earth.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [Let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Be exalted above the heavens, O God; let thy glory be above all the earth!
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Be exalted Above the Heavens, O God, Above all the earth, thy glory!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, Above all the earth Thine honour.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Exalt thy selfe, O God, aboue the heauen, and let thy glory be vpon all the earth.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Be thou exalted, O God, aboue the heauens: let thy glory [be] aboue all the earth.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Be thou exalted, O Elohim, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Be thou exalted, 7311
{7311} Prime
רוּם
ruwm
{room}
A primitive root; to be high actively to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively).
z8798
<8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847
O ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים, 430
{0430} Prime
אֱלֹהִים
'elohiym
{el-o-heem'}
Plural of H0433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative.
above x5921
(5921) Complement
עַל
`al
{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
the heavens; 8064
{8064} Prime
שָׁמַיִם
shamayim
{shaw-mah'-yim}
The second form being dual of an unused singular; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve).
[let] thy glory 3519
{3519} Prime
כָּבוֹד
kabowd
{kaw-bode'}
From H3513; properly weight; but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.
[be] above x5921
(5921) Complement
עַל
`al
{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
all x3605
(3605) Complement
כֹּל
kol
{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
the earth. 776
{0776} Prime
אֶרֶץ
'erets
{eh'-rets}
From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Psalms 57:5

_ _ This doxology illustrates his view of the connection of his deliverance with God’s glory.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 57:1-6.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 57:5

Excited — Glorify thy power, and goodness, and justice, and faithfulness, by my deliverance. Above, &c. — To the highest degree possible.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Psalms 57:5

(f) Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.

(f) Do not permit me to be destroyed to the contempt of your Name.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Be thou:

Psalms 57:11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
Psalms 21:13 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: [so] will we sing and praise thy power.
Psalms 108:4-5 For thy mercy [is] great above the heavens: and thy truth [reacheth] unto the clouds. ... Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
1 Chronicles 29:1 Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, [is yet] young and tender, and the work [is] great: for the palace [is] not for man, but for the LORD God.
Isaiah 2:11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 2:17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 12:4 And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
Isaiah 37:20 Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou [art] the LORD, [even] thou only.
Matthew 6:9-10 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. ... Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven.

above:

Psalms 8:1 [[To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.]] O LORD our Lord, how excellent [is] thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Psalms 113:4-6 The LORD [is] high above all nations, [and] his glory above the heavens. ... Who humbleth [himself] to behold [the things that are] in heaven, and in the earth!

thy glory:

Psalms 72:19 And blessed [be] his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled [with] his glory; Amen, and Amen.
Psalms 148:13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory [is] above the earth and heaven.
Numbers 14:21 But [as] truly [as] I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.
Isaiah 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the LORD of hosts: the whole earth [is] full of his glory.
Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Habakkuk 3:3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
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Nu 14:21. 1Ch 29:1. Ps 8:1; 21:13; 57:11; 72:19; 108:4; 113:4; 148:13. Is 2:11, 17; 6:3; 12:4; 37:20. Hab 2:14; 3:3. Mt 6:9.

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