King James Version
Psalms 57:5 in the King James Version says “Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 57 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.”
Psalms 57:5 · KJV
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. from the: or, he reproacheth him that
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. fixed: or, prepared
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Be thou exalted”
H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“above the heavens”
H8064the 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 r
“O God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“let thy glory”
H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
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