Psalms 57:11
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
KJV
Lætabitur justus cum viderit vindictam ; manus suas lavabit in sanguine peccatoris.
Vulgate
εὐφρανθήσεται δίκαιος ὅταν ἴδῃ ἐκδίκησιν ἀσεβῶν. τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ νίψεται ἐν τῷ αἵματι τοῦ ἁμαρτωλοῦ.
LXX
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let thy glory be above all the earth.
ASV
כִּֽי גָדֹ֣ל עַד שָׁמַ֣יִם חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָ וְֽ/עַד שְׁחָקִ֥ים אֲמִתֶּֽ/ךָ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֱמֶֽת
'mt
noun · 127×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
וֹ
v
noun · 246×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
שְׁחָקִֽים
shchqym
noun · 21×
שָּׁמַ֔יִם
shmym
noun · 419×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Chr 29:11 — Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exa
- Isa 6:3 — And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
- Luke 11:2 — And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
- Mark 15:15 — And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
- 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 8:9 — O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
- Ps 18:46 — The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
- Ps 21:13 — Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
- Ps 57:5 — Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
- Ps 57:5 — Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
- Ps 108:5 — Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
- Rev 11:17 — Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
- Rev 15:3 — And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.