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Psalms 113:4

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

KJV

Montes exsultaverunt ut arietes, et colles sicut agni ovium.

Vulgate

τὰ ὄρη ἐσκίρτησαν ὡς κριοί, καὶ οἱ βουνοὶ ὡς ἀρνία προβάτων.

LXX

Jehovah is high above all nations, And his glory above the heavens.

ASV

רָ֖ם עַל כָּל גּוֹיִ֥ם יְהוָ֑ה עַ֖ל הַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם כְּבוֹדֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גּוֹיִ֔ם
gvym
noun · 557×
וֹ
v
noun · 198×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רָ֖ם
rm
verb · 189×
שָּׁמַ֔יִם
shmym
noun · 419×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

We believe that all things in heaven and on earth, and all creatures, are preserved and governed by the providence of this wise and eternal God. For David testifies, saying: "The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. Who is like the LORD our God?" Indeed, the same apostle to the Athenians testified: "In him we live and move and have our being." This p…

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 8:27 — But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
  • 1Kgs 8:27 — But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
  • Isa 40:15 — Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
  • Isa 40:17 — All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
  • Isa 40:22 — It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
  • Isa 57:15 — For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of t
  • Isa 66:1 — Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
  • Ps 8:1 — O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
  • Ps 57:5 — Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
  • Ps 57:10 — For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
  • Ps 97:9 — For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
  • Ps 99:2 — The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
  • Ps 148:13 — Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
  • Ps 148:13 — Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.