Psalms 57:5

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

Be exalted, God, above heaven! May your glory be over all the earth!

Berean Standard Bible:

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Be thou exalted{H7311}{H8798)}, O God{H430}, above the heavens{H8064}; let thy glory{H3519} be above all the earth{H776}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Habakkuk 2:14

  • For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

Isaiah 6:3

  • And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the LORD of hosts: the whole earth [is] full of his glory.

Psalms 72:19

  • And blessed [be] his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled [with] his glory; Amen, and Amen.

Numbers 14:21

  • But [as] truly [as] I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.

Psalms 57:11

  • Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.

Psalms 108:4

  • For thy mercy [is] great above the heavens: and thy truth [reacheth] unto the clouds.

Psalms 108:5

  • Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;

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Commentary for Psalms 57:5

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7311
    There are 185 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רוּם
    Transliteration: rûwm
    Pronunciation: room
    Description: a primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively); bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.
  2. Strong's Number: H430
    There are 2334 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֱלֹהִים
    Transliteration: ʼĕlôhîym
    Pronunciation: el-o-heem'
    Description: plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
  3. Strong's Number: H8064
    There are 395 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁמַיִם
    Transliteration: shâmayim
    Pronunciation: shaw-mah'-yim
    Description: dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
  4. Strong's Number: H3519
    There are 189 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כָּבוֹד
    Transliteration: kâbôwd
    Pronunciation: kaw-bode'
    Description: rarely כָּבֹד; from כָּבַד; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness; glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
  5. Strong's Number: H776
    There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶרֶץ
    Transliteration: ʼerets
    Pronunciation: eh'-rets
    Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.