King James Version

Psalms 57:5

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 57:6.

ר֣וּמָהrumahhighרוּםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “high”, a commandH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַשָּׁמַ֣יִםhashamayimthe heavenשָׁמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).אֱלֹהִ֑יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.עַ֖לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָאָ֣רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.כְּבוֹדֶֽךָkevodekhagloriousכָּבוֹדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “glorious”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessglorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(57-6) Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, Above all the earth Thine honour.

World English Bible

Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Their madness is according to the likeness of a serpent: like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ears:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(57-6) Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑψώθητι ἐπὶ τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἡ δόξα σου.