But You, O LORD, are exalted forever!
Parallel translations
- WEB But you, Yahweh, are on high forever more.
- KJV But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.
- NKJV But You, Lord, are on high forevermore.
- NASB But You, Lord, are on high forever.
- NLT But you, O Lord, will be exalted forever.
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Quick answer
In contrast to the perishing wicked, the LORD is exalted forever. God's eternal supremacy is the anchor for the believer's confidence.
Overview
This single line stands at the heart of the psalm, contrasting the doomed evildoers with the LORD who reigns on high eternally. God's unchanging exaltation guarantees that justice will prevail. Christ now reigns exalted at the Father's right hand, assuring the same outcome (Philippians 2:9; Hebrews 1:3).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 83:18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
- Acts 12:22–24And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
- Acts 12:1About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
- Ps 56:2My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
- Ps 93:4Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.
- Eccl 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
- Ps 102:26–27They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.
- Exod 18:11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
- Dan 4:34–35But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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