Psalms 57:5 · KJV
“Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; {let} thy glory {be} above all the earth.”
— Psalms 57:5
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.
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.
Psalms 57 — Context
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}
4My 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.
5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; {let} thy glory {be} above all the earth.
6They 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.
7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. {fixed: or, prepared}
Cross References
Habakkuk 2:14
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. {with...: or, by knowing the glory}
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. {one...: Heb. this cried to this} {the whole...: Heb. his glory is the fulness of the whole earth}
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 108:4-5
For thy mercy {is} great above the heavens: and thy truth {reacheth} unto the clouds. {clouds: or, skies}
Psalms 113:4-6
The LORD {is} high above all nations, {and} his glory above the heavens.
Habakkuk 3:3
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. {Teman: or, the south}