Psalms 108:5
And they rewarded me evil for good, 1 And hatred for my love. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
In Context
4Instead of loving me, they falsely accused me: 1 But I continued to pray. 1
6Set thou a sinner against him; 1 And let the devil stand at his right hand. 1
Cross References
Psalms 8:1For the end, concerning the winepresses, a Psalm of David. 1
Psalms 57:5Their venom is like that of a serpent; 1 As that of a deaf asp, and that stops her ears; 1
Psalms 72:19How have they become desolate! 1 Suddenly they have failed: they have perished because of their iniquity. 1
Isaiah 6:3And one cried to the other, and they said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 108:2-6
Directions for Praising God. 1 O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. 2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. 3 I will praise thee, O Lord , among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. 4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. 5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth; We may here learn how to praise God from the example of one who was master of the art. 1. We… Read the whole commentary →