'High' in the Bible

High they were for a little, and they are not, And they have been brought low. As all others they are shut up, And as the head of an ear of corn cut off.

Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.

By him the face of his high seat is veiled, and his cloud stretched out over it.

The lines of his men of war put themselves in order, and make high their ways of destruction against me:

For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

That would have been another sin to be rewarded with punishment by the judges; for I would have been false to God on high.

His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!

Look at the heavens and see;gaze at the clouds high above you.

He withdraweth not from the righteous His eyes, And from kings on the throne, And causeth them to sit for ever, and they are high,

Lo, God doth sit on high by His power, Who is like Him -- a teacher?

Lo, God is high, And we know not the number of His years, Yea, there is no searching.

The Mighty! we have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He doth not answer! And abundant in righteousness,

And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

Who has put wisdom in the high clouds, or given knowledge to the lights of the north?

What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

Worship the Lord and serve Him with reverence [with awe-inspired fear and submissive wonder];Rejoice [yet do so] with trembling.

But let all who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice,Let them ever sing for joy;Because You cover and shelter them,Let those who love Your name be joyful and exult in You.

So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.

I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.

But the Lord is King for ever: he has made ready his high seat for judging.

Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;

Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.

The wicked strut about [in pompous self-importance] on every side,As vileness is exalted and baseness is prized among the sons of men.

But I have trusted and relied on and been confident in Your lovingkindness and faithfulness;My heart shall rejoice and delight in Your salvation.

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

The Lord thundered from heaven;the Most High projected His voice.

He reached down from heavenand took hold of me;He pulled me out of deep waters.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah doth answer thee, In a day of adversity, The name of the God of Jacob doth set thee on high,

For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

Save me from the mouth of a lion: -- And -- from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me!

For He will conceal me in His shelterin the day of adversity;He will hide me under the cover of His tent;He will set me high on a rock.

Then my head will be highabove my enemies around me;I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy.I will sing and make music to the Lord.

For you are my high ridge and my stronghold; for the sake of your own reputation you lead me and guide me.

Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.

Thy righteousness is like the high mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: thou, Jehovah, preservest man and beast.

Behold, thou hast made my days as hand-breadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before thee; verily, every man, even the high placed, is altogether vanity. Selah.

I will pray to God, my high ridge: "Why do you ignore me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?"

You sold your people for a pittance; you did not ask a high price for them.

You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah.

Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah.

For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

God has ascended on high with a shout, the LORD has ascended with the blast of a trumpet.

God is the ruler over the nations; God is on the high seat of his holy rule.

The rulers of the peoples have come together, with the people of the God of Abraham; because the powers of the earth are God's: he is lifted up on high.

God in her high places is known for a tower.

Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,

Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

(the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny),

On high, He summons heaven and earthin order to judge His people.

Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

“Look, [this is] the man who would not make God his strength [his stronghold and fortress],But trusted in the abundance of his riches,Taking refuge in his wealth.”

Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

For Your faithful love is as high as the heavens;Your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not,' by David. -- A secret treasure, in Saul's sending, and they watch the house to put him to death. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, From my withstanders set me on high.

Their strength! ... I will take heed to thee; for God is my high fortress.

But as for me, I will sing of thy strength; yea, I will sing aloud of thy loving-kindness in the morning; for thou hast been to me a high fortress, and a refuge in the day of my trouble.

Unto thee, my strength, will I sing psalms; for God is my high fortress, the God of my mercy.

I call to You from the ends of the earthwhen my heart is without strength.Lead me to a rock that is high above me,

For you have been my secret place, and my high tower from those who made war on me.

He alone is my rock, my deliverance, and my high tower; nothing will shake me.

They only plan to bring him downfrom his high position.They take pleasure in lying;they bless with their mouths,but they curse inwardly.Selah

He alone is my rock, my deliverance, and my high tower; nothing will shake me.

Trust [confidently] in Him at all times, O people;Pour out your heart before Him.God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

I cried aloud to Him;He was highly praised with my tongue.

But let the righteous be glad; let them be in good spirits before God,Yes, let them rejoice with delight.

Sing to God, sing praises to His name;Lift up a song for Him who rides through the desert—His name is the Lord—be in good spirits before Him.

When the Most High put the kings to flight, it was as white as snow in Salmon.

The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! For you are my high ridge and my stronghold.

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, From on high they speak.

And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

He is known as one bringing in on high Against a thicket of wood -- axes.

Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

And he gave orders to the clouds on high, and the doors of heaven were open;

And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

And it will be said of Zion,“This one and that one were born in her.”The Most High Himself will establish her.

Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

And I will make him the first of my sons, most high over the kings of the earth.

You have lifted high the right hand of his foes;You have made all his enemies rejoice.