Psalms 57:5

Exalt thy selfe, O God, aboue the heauen, and let thy glory be vpon all the earth.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4My soule is among lions: I lie among the children of men, that are set on fire: whose teeth are speares and arrowes, and their tongue a sharpe sworde.

6They haue layd a net for my steps: my soule is pressed downe: they haue digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the mids of it. Selah.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:1Moreouer Dauid the King sayde vnto all the Congregation, God hath chosen Salomon mine onely sonne yong and tender, and the worke is great: for this house is not for man, but for the Lord God.

Psalms 21:13Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy strength: so will we sing and prayse thy power.

Psalms 59:8But thou, O Lord, shalt haue them in derision, and thou shalt laugh at all the heathen.

Psalms 72:19And blessed be his glorious Name for euer: and let all the earth be filled with his glorie. So be it, euen so be it. HERE END THE prayers of Dauid, the sonne of Ishai.

Psalms 113:4The Lord is high aboue all nations, and his glorie aboue the heauens.

Proverbs 12:18There is that speaketh wordes like the prickings of a sworde: but the tongue of wise men is health.

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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