Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
PSALM 57 This psalm consists of two parts. In the first, David gives expression to the anxiety which he felt, imploring Divine assistance against Saul and his other enemies. In the second, he proceeds upon the confident expectation of deliverance, and stirs up his soul to the exercise of praise.
Commenting on Psalm 57:1-11
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens. A grand chorus. Take it up, ye angels and ye spirits made perfect, and join in it, ye sons of men below, as ye say, Let thy glory be above all the earth. The prophet in the previous verse spoke of mercy "unto the heavens, "but here his song flies "above the heavens; "praise rises higher, and knows no bound
Prayer, when it works by true faith, turns at once into praise; sackcloth is loosed and replaced with gladness. The heart must be fixed first, prepared for every event by being stayed on God, before the tongue can truly sing His glory.
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Commenting on Psalm 57:7-11