Psalms 113:4 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 113:4

The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.

KJV

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ASV

Jehovah is high above all nations, And his glory above the heavens.

WEB

The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.

YLT

High above all nations is Jehovah, Above the heavens is his honour.

DBT

Jehovah is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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Cross-references

13 verses on the floor

Psalms 57:5
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Psalms 8:1
O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Psalms 99:2
The Lord is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
Psalms 148:13
Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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We are, in our praises, to exalt his name, for he is high, his glory is high. (1.) High above all nations, their kings though ever so pompous, their people though ever so numerous.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

God's exaltation enhances His condescension; 7, 8. which condescension is illustrated as often in raising the worthy poor and needy to honor (compare 1Sa 2:8;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

PSA 113:4PSA 8:1 PSA 8:9
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PSA 113:4PSA 8:1 PSA 113:2-4
PSA 113:4PSA 8:1 PSA 57:5
PSA 113:4PSA 8:1 PSA 148:13
PSA 113:4PSA 8:1 PSA 57:10-11
PSA 113:4ISA 40:17 PSA 62:9
PSA 113:4PSA 99:2 PSA 97:9
PSA 113:4ISA 40:17 DAN 4:34-35

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