Psalms 113 · Verse 4

Psalms 113:4

The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
Psalms 113:4, King James Version

Psalms 113:4 in other translations

BSBThe LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.
WEBThe LORD is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.
ASVJehovah is high above all nations, And his glory above the heavens.
YLTHigh above all nations is Jehovah, Above the heavens is his honour.
DARBYJehovah is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.
BBEThe Lord is high over all nations, and his glory is higher than the heavens.
WebsterThe LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.

What does Psalms 113:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 113:4-6
4-6. God's exaltation enhances His condescension;

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 The Lord is high above all nations - He governs all, he provides for all; therefore let all give him praise.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 113:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

רָ֖םram[is] exaltedH7311
עַל\־'al-overH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
גּוֹיִ֥ם\׀go.YimnationsH1471
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עַ֖ל'al[is] aboveH5921
הַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
כְּבוֹדֽוֹ\׃ke.vo.Doglory hisH3519

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 113:4

  • Psalms 8:1

    To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. 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 97:9

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

  • Isaiah 40:17

    All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 40:15

    Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

  • Psalms 57:10-11

    For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

  • Isaiah 40:22

    It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

  • Isaiah 66:1

    Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

  • 1 Kings 8:27

    But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
high.
97:9; 99:2; Isa 40:15,17,22
his glory.
8:1; 57:10,11; 1Ki 8:27; Isa 66:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 113:3

    From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised.

  • Psalms 113:4

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

  • Psalms 113:5

    Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,

Read all of Psalms 113

Psalms 113:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Alto sobre todas las naciones es Jehová; sobre los cielos su gloria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
L’ Éternel est haut élevé par-dessus toutes les nations; sa gloire est au-dessus des cieux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Hoch über alle Nationen ist Jehova, über die Himmel seine Herrlichkeit.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Montes exsultaverunt ut arietes, et colles sicut agni ovium.