Žalmy 57:5

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Duše má jest u prostřed lvů, bydlím mezi paliči, mezi lidmi, jejichž zubové kopí a střely, a jazyk jejich jako ostrý meč.

Parallel Translations

Český ekumenický překlad
Mezi lvy být musím, s těmi uléhám, kdo srší ohněm, s lidmi, jejichž zuby jsou kopí a šípy, jejichž jazyk je ostrý meč.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Be thou: Psalms 57:11, Psalms 21:13, Psalms 108:4, Psalms 108:5, 1 Chronicles 29:1, Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17, Isaiah 12:4, Isaiah 37:20, Matthew 6:9, Matthew 6:10

above: Psalms 8:1, Psalms 113:4-6

thy glory: Psalms 72:19, Psalms 148:13, Numbers 14:21, Isaiah 6:3, Habakkuk 2:14, Habakkuk 3:3

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 29:11 - exalted Psalms 18:46 - exalted Psalms 46:10 - I will be

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens,.... That is, show thyself to be God, that sittest in the heavens, and art higher than they, by saving me, and disappointing mine enemies; that I, and those that are with me, may magnify the Lord and exalt his name together. The Targum is,

"be thou exalted above the angels of heaven, O God;''

[let] thy glory [be] above all the earth; that is, above all the inhabitants of the earth, as the Chaldee paraphrase: let the glory of God in my deliverance be seen by all that dwell upon the earth; for by how much the lower and more distressed his case and condition were, by so much the more would the glory of God be displayed in bringing him out of it. Nothing lies nearer the hearts of the people of God than his glory; this is more desirable than their own salvation: David breathes after the one, when he says nothing of the other, that being uppermost; though his meaning is, that the one might be brought about by the other.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens - Compare Psalms 8:1. The language here is that of a man who in trouble lifts his thoughts to God; who feels that God reigns; who is assured in his own soul that all things are under his hand; and who is desirous that God should be magnified whatever may become of himself. His prime and leading wish is not for himself, for his own safety, for his own deliverance from danger; it is that “God” may be honored - that the name of God may be glorified - that God may be regarded as supreme over all things - that God may be exalted in the highest possible degree - an idea expressed in the prayer that he may be exalted “above the heavens.”

Let thy glory be above all the earth - The honor of thy name; thy praise. Let it be regarded, and be in fact, “above” all that pertains to this lower world; let everything on earth, or that pertains to earth, be subordinate to thee, or be surrendered for thee. This was the comfort which David found in trouble. And this “is” the only true source of consolation. The welfare of the universe depends on God; and that God should be true, and just, and good, and worthy of confidence and love - that he should reign, - that his law should be obeyed - that his plans should be accomplished, - is of more importance to the universe than anything that merely pertains to us; than the success of any of our own plans; than our health, our prosperity, or our life.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 57:5. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens — Let the glory of thy mercy and truth be seen in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath. Several of the fathers apply what is said above to the passion of our Lord, and what is said here to his resurrection.