Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth.
Parallel translations
- KJV Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
- BSB Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
- NKJV Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth;
- NASB Be exalted above the heavens, God, And may Your glory be above all the earth.
- NLT Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Ps 57:5Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!
- Matt 6:9–10Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
- Ps 148:13let them praise Yahweh’s name, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
- Ps 72:19Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.
- Ps 8:1For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David. Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!
- 1 Chr 29:10–13Therefore David blessed Yahweh before all the assembly; and David said, “You are blessed, Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
- Ps 57:11Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.
- Ps 21:13Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
- Isa 6:3One called to another, and said, “Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!”
- Matt 6:13Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
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