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Psalm 57:5
Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!
3He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.
4My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
5Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!
6They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves. Selah.
7My heart is steadfast, God. My heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.
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“Above the heavens” stretches the prayer beyond the danger surrounding the speaker, asking for God’s glory to be above an earth where threats are still real.
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Habakkuk 2:14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD’s glory, as the waters cover the sea.The psalm asks for God’s glory above all the earth; Habakkuk says knowledge of that glory will fill the earth.
Isaiah 6:3One called to another, and said, “Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!”Both texts speak of God’s glory across the whole earth, one as a prayer and the other as a declaration.
Psalm 72:19Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.Both prayers seek God’s glory across the whole earth, extending praise beyond the speaker’s own place.
Psalm 46:10“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted on the earth.”Psalm 57 asks that God be exalted, while Psalm 46 declares that God will be exalted on the earth.
Numbers 14:21but in very deed—as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the LORD’s glory—Both passages connect God’s glory with all the earth; Numbers declares that the earth shall be filled with it.
Psalm 57:11Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.The closing verse repeats the prayer for God’s exaltation above the heavens and his glory over all the earth.
Psalm 108:4–5For your loving kindness is great above the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.Both use the height of the heavens to speak of God, describing his exaltation here and his loving kindness in Psalm 108.
Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and his praise filled the earth.Both passages speak of God’s glory in relation to the heavens and extend their words of praise to the earth.
Matthew 6:9–10Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.Both prayers seek God’s honor: the psalm asks for his exaltation, and Jesus teaches prayer for the Father’s name to be kept holy.
Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the arrogance of men will be bowed down, and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.Both passages speak of the LORD’s exaltation; Isaiah adds that human arrogance will be brought low.
Isaiah 37:20Now therefore, LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are the LORD, even you only.”Both prayers arise amid threats and seek recognition of God across the earth.
Isaiah 12:4In that day you will say, “Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Declare his doings among the peoples! Proclaim that his name is exalted!Both texts speak of God as exalted, with Isaiah urging that his exalted name be proclaimed among the peoples.
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Danger surrounds this prayer on both sides. Your praise need not wait until every threat has passed; even here, the prayer asks for God to be exalted above the heavens.
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