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4The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)In this psalm, I. We are extorted to give glory to God, to give him the glory due to his name. 1. The invitation is very pressing: praise you the Lord , and again and again, Praise him, praise him; blessed be his name , for it is to be praised, Ps. 113:1-3. This intimates, (1.) That it is a necessary and most excellent duty, greatly pleasing to God, and has a large room in religion. (2.) That it i…
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