Psalms 57:5

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

4My soul [is] in the midst of lions, I lie down [among] flames — sons of men, Their teeth [are] a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

6A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. Selah.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:1And David the king saith to all the assembly, 'Solomon my son — the one on whom God hath fixed — [is] young and tender, and the work [is] great, for not for man is the palace, but for Jehovah God;

Psalms 21:13Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!

Psalms 59:8And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.

Psalms 72:19And blessed [is] the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled [with] His honour. Amen, and amen!

Psalms 113:4High above all nations [is] Jehovah, Above the heavens [is] his honour.

Proverbs 12:18A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

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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