Psalms 57:5

Be exalted, God, o’er the heavens, and your glory o’er all the earth.

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In The King James Version

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

In Context

4In the midst of lions I lie, who devour human prey. Their teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue is a sharpened sword.

6They set a net for my feet, but in it was their own foot caught. Before me they dug a pit, but they fell into it themselves. Selah

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Cross References

Psalms 21:13Be exalted, Lord, in your strength, to your might we shall sing and make music.

Psalms 59:8But you, Lord, laugh at them, you mock all the insolent.

Psalms 72:19And blest be forever his glorious name. Let all the earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.

Psalms 113:4High is the Lord above all nations, above the heavens is his glory.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 57:2-7

Prayer in Affliction. 1 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. 2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. 3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. 4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose… Read the whole commentary →

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