Psalms 97:9 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 97:9

For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

For thou, Jehovah, art most high above all the earth: Thou art exalted far above all gods.

KJV

For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.

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Commentary

2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 4 (1874)

For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth. And therefore do we rejoice to see the idols abolished and to see all mankind bending at thy throne. There is but one God, there cannot be another, and he is and ever must be over all. Thou art exalted far above all gods. As much as all is exalted above nothing, and perfection above folly.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The exaltation of Christ, and the advancement of God's glory among men thereby, are the rejoicing of all the saints. Because care is taken for their safety. Those that pay allegiance to Christ as a King shall be sure of his protection.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
אַתָּ֤ה	'a.Tah	you	H859 →
יְהוָ֗ה	Yah.weh	O Yahweh	H3068 →
עֶלְי֥וֹן	el.Yon	[are] most high	H5945 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הָאָ֑רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the earth	H776 →
מְאֹ֥ד	me.'Od	exceedingly	H3966 →
נַ֝עֲלֵ֗יתָ	na.'a.Lei.ta	you are exalted	H5927 →
עַל־	'al-	above	H5921 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
אֱלֹהִֽים׃	'E.lo.Him	gods	H430 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 95:3
For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
leads to
- Psalms 135:5
  For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 96:4
  For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
- Jeremiah 10:6–7
  There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
- Psalms 145:3
  Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
Through
Jeremiah 10:10
But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:4
  He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
- Isaiah 57:15
  For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit,…
Through
Psalms 83:18
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
leads to
- Exodus 6:3
  I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.
- Ezekiel 38:23
  I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms