Psalm 57:5
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
Cross-references
Psalm 57:11 repeats the exact same verse—identical call for God to be exalted above the heavens.
Psalm 8:1 declares God's name majestic in all earth and glory above heavens, a very close parallel to this verse.
Psalm 72:19 echoes the same prayer: 'may the whole earth be filled with his glory!' — a direct parallel to the call for glory over all the earth.
Psalm 108:5 repeats this exact verse, showing it was used as a refrain for God's exaltation.
Psalm 113:4-6 proclaims God's glory above heavens and his high exaltation, directly echoing this theme.
Psalm 148:13 declares God's name is exalted above earth and heaven — matching the call for exaltation above the heavens.
Psalm 46:10 has God saying 'I will be exalted in the earth' — a divine promise that answers the prayer in Psalm 57:5.
Numbers 14:21 is God's own oath that 'all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD' — the same phrase as the prayer.
Isaiah 6:3 proclaims 'the whole earth is full of his glory' — a present reality that Psalm 57:5 prays for.
Habakkuk 2:14 promises the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD — a future fulfillment of the prayer.
Habakkuk 3:3 describes God's splendor covering the heavens and earth full of praise — a theophany that matches the exaltation theme.
1 Chronicles 29:11 declares God is exalted as head above all — a doxology that parallels the call for exaltation above the heavens.
Isaiah 2:11 describes the LORD alone being exalted when human pride is humbled, echoing the call for God's exaltation.
Isaiah 2:17 repeats the same promise of God's exaltation after humbling pride, reinforcing the theme.
Matthew 6:9 begins the Lord's Prayer with 'hallowed be your name,' a parallel call for God's name to be exalted.
Matthew 6:10 prays for God's will on earth as in heaven, echoing the psalm's desire for God's glory over all earth.