Psalms 57:5 KJV

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Cross References

  • Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
  • Isaiah 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.
  • Psalms 72:19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
  • Psalms 57:11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
  • Numbers 14:21 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.

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Bible Dictionary

  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Be thou exalted רוּמָה rûmâ רוּם Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
  • O God אֱלֹהִים ʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural
  • above the heavens עַל ʿal Preposition הַשָּׁמַיִם haššāmayim שָׁמַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with the עַל ʿal Preposition
  • thy glory כְּבוֹדֶךָ kĕbôdekā כָּבוֹד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • above all the earth כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the

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