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Psalms 57:11

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens,.... As Christ now is at the Father's right hand, and who is God over all, blessed for ever;[let] thy glory [be] above all the earth; as it is above all the men on earth and angels in heaven.

This is repeated from Ps 57:5;See Gill on "Ps 57:5", and shows the vehemency of his desire after these things, and how much his heart was set upon them.

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