'Above' in the Bible

Be exalted above the heavens, O God; let thy glory be above all the earth!

Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and had opened the doors of the heavens,

For Jehovah is a great God, and a great king above all gods.

For Jehovah is great and exceedingly to be praised; he is terrible above all gods.

For thou, Jehovah, art the Most High above all the earth; thou art exalted exceedingly above all gods.

Jehovah is great in Zion, and he is high above all the peoples.

For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving-kindness toward them that fear him.

Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:

For thy loving-kindness is great above the heavens, and thy truth is unto the clouds.

Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God, and thy glory above all the earth.

Jehovah is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.

For I know that Jehovah is great, and our Lord is above all gods.

To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to my palate: if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

Stretch out thy hands from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of aliens,

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.

Let them praise the name of Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens.

when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong;

Who can find a woman of worth? for her price is far above rubies.

I acquired servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that had been in Jerusalem before me.

For what befalleth the children of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other, and they have all one breath; and man hath no pre-eminence above the beast: for all is vanity.

For what advantage hath the wise above the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

And it shall come to pass in the end of days, that the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow unto it.

Seraphim were standing above him: each had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he flew.

Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God; ask for it in the deep, or in the height above.

And thou that didst say in thy heart, I will ascend into the heavens, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit upon the mount of assembly, in the recesses of the north;

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High:

And a gleaning shall be left in it, as at the shaking of an olive-tree: two, three berries above, in the tree-top; four, five in its fruitful boughs, saith Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness; let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and with it let righteousness spring up. I, Jehovah, have created it.

For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back therefrom.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; who can know it?

Thus saith Jehovah: If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off the whole seed of Israel, for all that they have done, saith Jehovah.

and I brought them into the house of Jehovah, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.

and he spoke kindly unto him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon.

And their faces and their wings were parted above; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

And there was the likeness of an expanse over the heads of the living creature, as the look of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.

and there was a voice from above the expanse that was over their heads. When they stood, they let down their wings.

And above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

And I looked, and behold, in the expanse that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight, when they went out; and the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of Jehovah's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels were beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

It shall be the basest of kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations; and I will diminish them, so that they shall no more rule over the nations.

Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long, because of great waters, when he shot forth.

and above, over the entry, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about, within and without, all was by measure.

From the ground unto above the entry were the cherubim and the palm-trees made, and on the wall of the temple.

And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and speak monstrous things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper until the indignation be accomplished: for that which is determined shall be done.

And he will not regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women; nor regard any +god: for he will magnify himself above all.

And he said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, How long is it to the end of these wonders?

And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river; and he held up his right hand and his left hand unto the heavens, and swore by him that liveth for ever that it is for a time, times, and a half; and when the scattering of the power of the holy people shall be accomplished, all these things shall be finished.

But I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was as the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; but I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

But it shall come to pass in the end of days that the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and the peoples shall flow unto it.

The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the bondman above his lord.

He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.

And all ate and were filled, and they took up what was over and above of fragments twelve hand-baskets full.

And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was over and above of the fragments seven baskets full;

and they were astonished above measure, saying, He does all things well; he makes both the deaf to hear, and the speechless to speak.

The disciple is not above his teacher, but every one that is perfected shall be as his teacher.

And they all ate and were filled; and there was taken up of what had remained over and above to them in fragments twelve hand-baskets.

He who comes from above is above all. He who has his origin in the earth is of the earth, and speaks as of the earth. He who comes out of heaven is above all,

And when they had been filled, he says to his disciples, Gather together the fragments which are over and above, that nothing may be lost.

They gathered them therefore together, and filled twelve hand-baskets full of fragments of the five barley loaves, which were over and above to those that had eaten.

And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

Jesus answered, Thou hadst no authority whatever against me if it were not given to thee from above. On this account he that has delivered me up to thee has the greater sin.

And I will give wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

for the man on whom this sign of healing had taken place was above forty years old.

at mid-day, on the way, I saw, O king, a light above the brightness of the sun, shining from heaven round about me and those who were journeying with me.

For I say, through the grace which has been given to me, to every one that is among you, not to have high thoughts above what he should think; but to think so as to be wise, as God has dealt to each a measure of faith.

Let every soul be subject to the authorities that are above him. For there is no authority except from God; and those that exist are set up by God.

Now these things, brethren, I have transferred, in their application, to myself and Apollos, for your sakes, that ye may learn in us the lesson of not letting your thoughts go above what is written, that ye may not be puffed up one for such a one against another.

No temptation has taken you but such as is according to man's nature; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able to bear, but will with the temptation make the issue also, so that ye should be able to bear it.

Then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the most remain until now, but some also have fallen asleep.

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as being beside myself) I above measure so; in labours exceedingly abundant, in stripes to excess, in prisons exceedingly abundant, in deaths oft.

For if I shall desire to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth; but I forbear, lest any one should think as to me above what he sees me to be, or whatever he may hear of me.

but the Jerusalem above is free, which is our mother.

above every principality, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name named, not only in this age, but also in that to come;

But to him that is able to do far exceedingly above all which we ask or think, according to the power which works in us,

He that descended is the same who has also ascended up above all the heavens, that he might fill all things;

Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and granted him a name, that which is above every name,

If therefore ye have been raised with the Christ, seek the things which are above, where the Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God:

have your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth;

not any longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, specially to me, and how much rather to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord?

Thou hast loved righteousness and hast hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions.

and above over it the cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy-seat; concerning which it is not now the time to speak in detail.

Above, saying Sacrifices and offerings and burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou willedst not, neither tookest pleasure in (which are offered according to the law);

Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning.

This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.

But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.