5 Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, And above all the earth Thy honour.
Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, Above all the earth Thine honour.
And David blesseth Jehovah before the eyes of all the assembly, and David saith, `Blessed `art' Thou, Jehovah, God of Israel our father, from age even unto age. To Thee, O Jehovah, `is' the greatness, and the might, and the beauty, and the victory, and the honour, because of all in the heavens and in the earth; to Thee, O Jehovah, `is' the kingdom, and he who is lifting up himself over all for head; and the riches, and the honour `are' from before Thee, and Thou art ruling over all, and in Thy hand `is' power and might, and in Thy hand, to make great, and to give strength to all. `And now, our God, we are giving thanks to Thee, and giving praise to Thy beauteous name;
Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!
Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God. Above all the earth Thine honour!
They praise the name of Jehovah, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour `is' above earth and heavens.
And this one hath called unto that, and hath said: `Holy, Holy, Holy, `is' Jehovah of Hosts, The fulness of all the earth `is' His glory.'
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Psalm 108
This psalm begins with praise and concludes with prayer, and faith is at work in both.
The former part it taken out of Ps. 57:7, etc., the latter out of Ps. 60:5, etc., and both with very little variation, to teach us that we may in prayer use the same words that we have formerly used, provided it be with new affections. It intimates likewise that it is not only allowable, but sometimes convenient, to gather some verses out of one psalm and some out of another, and to put them together, to be sung to the glory of God. In singing this psalm we must give glory to God and take comfort to ourselves.
A song or psalm of David.
Psa 108:1-5
We may here learn how to praise God from the example of one who was master of the art.
Psa 108:6-13
We may here learn how to pray as well as praise.