Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.
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Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.
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Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
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(57-12) Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth.
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Passages linked to Psalms 57:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 57:5 Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!
- Psalms 8:1 Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens!
- Revelation 15:3-4 They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations. Who wouldn’t fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have been revealed.”
- Psalms 8:9 Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 57:11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the…
Psa 57:11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
Ver. 11. Be thou exalted, &c.] Versus amoibaeus: see Psa 57:5, only that is in way of prayer; this, of praise.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain See Poole "Psa 57:5".
See Poole "Psa 57:5".
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens,.... As…
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens,.... As Christ now is at the Father's right hand, and who is God over all, blessed for ever;
let thy glory be above all the earth; as it is above all the men on earth and angels in heaven. This is repeated from Psa 57:5; See Gill on Psa 57:5, and shows the vehemency of his desire after these things, and how much his heart was set upon them.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 11. Be thou exalted, O God, above the…
Verse 11. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens] The same sentiments and words which occur in Ps 57:5. See Clarke on Ps 57:5.
David was not only in a happy state of mind when he wrote this Psalm, but in what is called a state of triumph. His confidence in God was unbounded; though encompassed by the most ferocious enemies, and having all things against him except God and his innocence. David will seldom be found in a more blessed state than he here describes. Similar faith in God will bring the same blessings to every true Christian in similar circumstances.
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ANALYSIS OF THE FIFTY-SEVENTH PSALM
The contents of this Psalm are, -
I. David's petition, Ps 57:1.
II. The reasons which induced him to offer it, Ps 57:2-6.
III. His resolution to give God due praise, Ps 57:5; Ps 57:7-11.
I. His petition is ardent. The repetition shows this: it is for grace and protection: "Be merciful unto me, be merciful unto me, O God!"
II. He adduces his reasons to persuade the Lord to be merciful.
First reason. The faith and confidence he had in God: "My soul trusteth in thee; and under the shadow of thy wings," as the chicken does under those of the hen, "shall be my refuge until these calamities be overpast."
Second reason. The sufficiency and efficiency of God: "I will call upon God."
l. He is the Most High; then he is sufficient and able to deliver me.
2. He will perform all things for me: therefore he will effect this.
In the following verse he insists on this argument.
"He shall send from heaven." He will do it in a miraculous way, if there be no other way: "He will send from heaven, and save me. He will send forth his mercy and his truth;" he will perform his word, and graciously save me.
The third reason of his petition is the extreme danger he was then in by a cruel and merciless enemy.
1. "My soul is among the lions," a ravenous, strong, and bloody creature.
2. "I lie even among those who are set on fire." Their anger and hatred to me are implacable.
3. Even among those whose "teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword." They wound by calumniating me. A spear wounds near; an arrow, afar off; a sword, at hand: near or far off, they spare not to disgrace me.
He now brings another argument, stronger than all the rest, viz., God's glory. It will be to his glory to be merciful, to save, and to deliver; and therefore he prays: "Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let thy glory," c. That is, Let not the wicked triumph but display thy power, and assert thy glory; which, if thou do, thy glory will be conspicuous above - in the heavens, and below - over all the earth.
He then begins his complaint, describing the practices of his enemies: -
1. "They have prepared a net for my feet." They lay snares as fowlers do.
2. Through which "my soul is bowed down." My life is in extreme danger.
3. "They have digged a pit before me," intending to take me like some wild beast, but, praised be God I foresee the event. "They are fallen into the pit themselves."
III. In confidence of this David gives thanks, which may be considered a fourth argument; for there is no such way to procure a new favour as to be thankful. Our thanksgiving: should consist of two especial points: 1. Commemoration; 2. Declaration.
1. He that will be thankful should treasure up in his heart and memory the kindness that is done to him. This David had done: "My heart is fixed, my heart is fixed."
2. After he remembers it, he should be affected by it, and resolve on it. So does David. My heart is ready, prepared, fixed. I will be thankful. I am determined.
3. It is not enough that a man have a thankful heart; he must declare it, and make publicly known what God has done for him: "I will sing, and give praise."
4. He should use all means in his power to make it known; tongue, psaltery, harp, are all little enough. To these he addresses himself: "Awake, tongue, lute, harp," c.
5. He must not do it carelessly: "Awake! Awake! Myself will awake."
6. He must take the first opportunity, and not delay it: "I will awake EARLY."
7. He should do it in such a way as most tends to God's glory: "I will praise thee among the people - I will sing of thee among the nations."
That all this may be done, David gives a sufficient reason, - God's mercy and truth. His infinite mercy in promising, his truth in performing: "Thy mercy is great unto the heavens thy truth unto the clouds."
And then he concludes with a repetition of the fifth verse: "Be thou exalted above the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds." Let all give thee the glory due to thy name.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens -…
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens - See the notes at Psa 57:5. The sentiment here is repeated as being that on which the mind of the psalmist was intensely fixed; that which he most earnestly desired; that which was the crowning aim and desire of his life.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 11. The daydawn of triumph, which opened in Psa_57:5,…
11. The daydawn of triumph, which opened in Psa_57:5, is here brought forward as a closing refrain.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. How can the Psalmist conclude more fitly than…
11. How can the Psalmist conclude more fitly than with a repetition of this prayer, which now looks beyond his own immediate needs to that perfect and universal sovereignty of God, which is the final goal of hope (1Co_15:28; Rev_19:6)?
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let…
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory he above all the earth (compare the comment on ver. 5, with which this verso is identical).
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 11. Be thou exalted, O God, above the…
Ver. 11. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens. A grand chorus. Take it up, ye angels and ye spirits made perfect, and join in it, ye sons of men below, as ye say,
Let thy glory be above all the earth. The prophet in the previous verse spoke of mercy "unto the heavens, "but here his song flies "above the heavens; "praise rises higher, and knows no bound
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Ver. 11. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, etc. Greater words of prayer than these never came from human lips. Heaven and earth have as they imply, a mutually interwoven history, and the blessed, glorious end of this is in the sunrise of the Divine glory over both. Franz Delitzsch, 1869.
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