'High' in the Bible

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Or of the disease which takes men in the dark, or of the destruction which makes waste when the sun is high.

You will only [be a spectator as you] look on with your eyesAnd witness the [divine] repayment of the wicked [as you watch safely from the shelter of the Most High].

Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

{A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day.} It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:

But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.

The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon.

The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

And Jehovah is for a high place to me, And my God is for a rock -- my refuge,

For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.

The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.

Give high honour to the Lord our God, worshipping at his feet; holy is he.

Give high honour to the Lord our God, worshipping with your faces turned to his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

For He hath looked From the high place of His sanctuary. Jehovah from heaven unto earth looked attentively,

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

The Lord has made ready his high seat in the heavens; his kingdom is ruling over all.

Covering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains;

The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

They envied Moses in the camp,And Aaron [the high priest], the holy one of the Lord,

Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

[Those who] went down to the sea into ships, doing business on [the] {high seas},

For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

For Your lovingkindness is great and higher than the heavens;Your truth reaches to the skies.

He will drink from a stream on the way, then hold his head high.

{He gives lavishly} to the needy; his righteousness endures forever. His horn rises high in honor.

The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.

Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,

Peace is in thy bulwark, rest in thy high places,

{A Song of degrees of David.} LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

It is like the precious oil [of consecration] poured on the head,Coming down on the beard,Even the beard of Aaron,Coming down upon the edge of his [priestly] robes [consecrating the whole body].

It is like the dew of [Mount] HermonComing down on the hills of Zion;For there the Lord has commanded the blessing: life forevermore.

Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.

My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

Reach down from heaven;rescue me from deep water, and set me freefrom the grasp of foreigners

Praise ye Jah! Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens, Praise ye Him in high places.

They praise the name of Jehovah, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour is above earth and heavens.

And he has raised high a horn for his people, praise for all his faithful-- for the children of Israel, a people close to him. Praise Yah.

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;

Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

Then you will find favor and high regardin the sight of God and man.

Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.

Eyes high -- tongues false -- And hands shedding innocent blood --

She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:

For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

A path of life is on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.

One who loves to offend loves strife;one who builds a high threshold invites injury.

A tower of strength is the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour is humility.

An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:

For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?

As the heaven is high and the earth is deep,so the hearts of kings cannot be investigated.

Fear of man causeth a snare, And the confident in Jehovah is set on high.

A generation -- how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.

The way an eagle flies in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.

Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?

Don't be surprised when you see the poor oppressed and the violent perverting both justice and verdicts in a province, for one high official watches another, and there are ones higher still over them.

He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.

And the low boweth down, and the high is humbled, And Thou acceptest them not.

The haughty eyes of man have been humbled, And bowed down hath been the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.

For a day is to Jehovah of Hosts, For every proud and high one, And for every lifted up and low one,

And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

And bowed down hath been the haughtiness of man, And humbled the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.

To enter into cavities of the rocks, And into clefts of the high places, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency, In His rising to terrify the earth.

The captain of fifty, and the man of high position, and the wise guide, and the wonder-worker, and he who makes use of secret powers.

The Lord also says:Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,walking with heads held highand seductive eyes,going along with prancing steps,jingling their ankle bracelets,

The looking-glasses, and the fair linen, and the high head-dresses, and the veils.

And bowed down is the low, and humbled the high, And the eyes of the haughty become low,

And Jehovah of Hosts is high in judgment, And the Holy God sanctified in righteousness,

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

Even if only a tenth of the people remain in the land, it will again be destroyed, like one of the large sacred trees or an Asherah pole, when a sacred pillar on a high place is thrown down. That sacred pillar symbolizes the special chosen family."

"Ask a sign from the LORD your God. Make it as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven above."

And he will go through the land in bitter trouble and in need of food; and when he is unable to get food, he will become angry, cursing his king and his God, and his eyes will be turned to heaven on high;

And Jehovah setteth the adversaries of Rezin on high above him, And his enemies he joineth together,

Therefore the Lord cuts off head and tail [the highest and the lowest] from Israel,Both [the high] palm branch and [the low] bulrush in one day.

Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

Will the axe say high-sounding words against him who is using it, or the blade be full of pride against him who is cutting with it? As if a rod had the power of shaking him who is using it, or as if a stick might take up him who is not wood.

Fled away hath Madmenah, The inhabitants of the high places have hardened themselves.

Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.

And ye have said in that day, Give ye praise to Jehovah, call in His name. Make known among the peoples His acts. Make mention that set on high is His name.

Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.

Send out a cry of grief; for the day of the Lord is near; it comes as destruction from the Most High.

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.