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Psalm 113:4

The LORD is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.

2Blessed be the LORD’s name, from this time forward and forever more.
3From the rising of the sun to its going down, the LORD’s name is to be praised.
4The LORD is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.
5Who is like the LORD, our God, who has his seat on high,
6who stoops down to see in heaven and on the earth?
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The words “all nations” challenge the scale of human awe and fear, setting every earthly power beneath YHWH and his glory above the heavens.

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Where else Scripture says this

9 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 8:1For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David. LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above …Both psalms place the LORD’s glory above the heavens, praising a greatness that exceeds the visible sky.
1 Kings 8:27But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!Psalm 113 sets God’s glory above the heavens; Solomon says even the highest heavens cannot contain God.
Psalm 99:2The LORD is great in Zion. He is high above all the peoples.Both passages declare that the LORD is high above every people, with no nation exempt from his supremacy.
Psalm 148:13Let them praise the LORD’s name, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.Both passages describe the LORD’s glory as above the heavens, making his exalted greatness a reason for praise.
Psalm 97:9For you, LORD, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.Both psalms proclaim the LORD’s supremacy, describing him as high above the nations or above all the earth.
Isaiah 40:17All the nations are like nothing before him. They are regarded by him as less than nothing, and vanity.Both passages set all nations beneath God’s greatness; Isaiah stresses how little their combined importance amounts to before him.
Isaiah 40:22It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out …Both passages use height and the heavens to express God’s greatness above the earth and its inhabitants.
Isaiah 40:15Behold, the nations are like a drop in a bucket, and are regarded as a speck of dust on a balance. Behold, he lifts up the islands like a very little thing.Both passages measure the nations against God’s greatness; Isaiah compares them to a drop and a speck of dust.
Isaiah 66:1The LORD says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build to me? Where will I rest?Both passages express the LORD’s exalted greatness through heavenly language; Isaiah names heaven as his throne and earth as his footstool.
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Encouragement

No nation falls outside the word “all,” including those whose power frightens you. Their strength has limits. YHWH is above every one of them.

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