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In You My Soul Takes Refuge

Psalms 57:5

In 11 translations

BSB
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
KJV
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
WEB
Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!
ASV
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let thy glory be above all the earth.
LSV
Be exalted above the heavens, O God, || Your glory above all the earth.
YLT
Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, Above all the earth Thine honour.
DBY
Be exalted above the heavens, O God; let thy glory be above all the earth!Elohim
DRC56:6
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.
GNV
Exalt thy selfe, O God, aboue the heauen, and let thy glory be vpon all the earth.
JPS57:6
Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth.
LXXE56:6
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC57:6
ר֣וּמָה עַל־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם אֱלֹהִ֑ים עַ֖ל כָּל־הָאָ֣רֶץ כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃KJV:Ps.57.5
LXX-Br56:6
Ὑψώθητι ἐπὶ τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἡ δόξα σου.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Habakkuk 2:14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
  • Isaiah 6:3And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
  • Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
  • Numbers 14:21“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,
  • Psalms 57:11Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
  • Psalms 108:4–5For 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.
  • Psalms 113:4–6The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens. Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high? He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth.
  • Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
  • Psalms 148:13Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
  • Psalms 8:1O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
  • Matthew 6:9–10So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
  • Isaiah 2:11The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
  • Isaiah 37:20And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
  • Isaiah 12:4and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
  • Psalms 21:13Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
  • Isaiah 2:17So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 57:6 in some Bibles
  • 57:5 in most Bibles

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