Bible Strands
Psalms 21:13
Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses Yahweh directly, calling Him to be exalted immediately after declaring that God will rout His enemies with a trained bow.
The words — The Hebrew רִומָה (rise up/exalt) and the prepositional phrase בְּעֻזֶּךָ (in your strength) frame the command, while נָשִׁירָה וּנְזַמְּרָה (we will sing and sing praises) paired with גְבוּרָתֶךָ (your might) indicates the worship is performed within the sphere of God's power, not directed at strength as an object.
The thread — This pattern of divine exaltation and responsive praise appears in Psalms 57:11, Revelation 16:5, and Revelation 19:1.
Why it lands — The text requires vocal worship that acknowledges God's decisive intervention, positioning praise as the direct response to His active power rather than to human achievement.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
Cross-references
- Revelation 16:5 And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.
- Revelation 19:1 After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
- Psalms 57:11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
- Psalms 113:5 Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?
- Revelation 15:3 and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
- Psalms 57:5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
- Psalms 72:18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
- Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
- Revelation 11:17 saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.