Psalms 57:5 (NASB Strong’s (Lockman))
Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.
Psalms 57:11
Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.
Tag: God Is To Be Exalted
When we “exalt” something, we lift it high above other things. We promote it in our lives. We can do that with our children. We like to talk about what they have accomplished or what we did for them. We lift them up in the eyes of the world around us. We like to promote them. We can do that with our jobs. We like to tell people what we do. Some jobs or occupations seem to have more “glory” than others. Some exalt their finances by spending their money on things that show they “can” spend their money on things. You don’t often see a person with money who drives around in a beater car. They instead op for something that speaks “status.” We can exalt our houses, our pets, our land, our personalities, our accomplishments, etc. In the above verse(s) we are given David’s prayer. David did not exalt in his accomplishments or status. He could have. The people actually created a song that song David’s praise. But, David, instead, exalted God and cried out, “... Let your glory be above all the earth.” If we are telling everyone about great things in our lives and that does not exalt God, we are telling them all the wrong things. We should be exalting God to the world around us.
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