Psalms 57:11
Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God. Above all the earth Thine honour!
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
In Context
10For great unto the heavens [is] Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth.
Cross References
Psalms 8:1To the Overseer, 'On the Gittith.' A Psalm of David. Jehovah, our Lord, How honourable Thy name in all the earth! Who settest thine honour on the heavens.
Psalms 31:20Thou hast wrought for those trusting in Thee, Before sons of men. Thou hidest them in the secret place of Thy presence, From artifices of man, Thou concealest them in a tabernacle, From the strife of tongues.
Psalms 59:17O my Strength, unto Thee I sing praise, For God [is] my tower, the God of my kindness!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 57:8-11
Prayer Turned to Praise. 7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. 8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. 9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations. 10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth. How strangely is the tune altered here! David's prayers and complaints, by the lively actings… Read the whole commentary →