Psalms 108:5
3 I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.
4 For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
6 Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.
7 God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
- KJV
- Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
- WEB
- Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth.
- ASV
- Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, And thy glory above all the earth.
- DARBY
- Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God, and thy glory above all the earth.
- BLB
- Be exalted above the heavens, O God, and over all the earth Your glory!
- ÅB
- Vis deg høy over himmelen, Gud, og din ære over all jorden!
- OTB
- Bli opphøyet høyt over himlene, Gud,
Og måtte din herlighet være over hele jorden. - B1930
- Vis dig høi over himmelen, Gud, og din ære over all jorden!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 57:5
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
Read in contextMatthew 6:9–10
So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
Read in contextPsalms 148:13
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
Read in contextPsalms 72:19
And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
Read in context1 Chronicles 29:10–13
Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
Read in contextPsalms 21:13
Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
Read in contextPsalms 8:1
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
Read in contextPsalms 57:11
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
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