:19, Melchizadek blessed Abram and identified him as belonging to El Elyon, also identified as “Owner / Possessor of the Heavens and the Earth.”
:20, and Melchizadek blessed (praised) El Elyon and identified He was who had delivered the enemies into Abram’s hand.
New Testament equivalent: Jesus was referred to by demons as “Son of the Most High.” In Matthew 28:18a, the resurrected Jesus stated He had been given the same position as El Elyon when He said:
🤔 REFLECT: El Elyon, the “Most High God,” emphasizes God’s ultimate authority, transcendence, and supremacy over all other powers and deities. El Elyon is used throughout the Hebrew Bible to emphasize that God has no rivals, equals, or superiors.
Some synonyms in Western history are:
“The Supreme Deity” = the ultimate, all-powerful, and eternal divine entity that created, sustains, and rules the universe.
“The Supreme Judge of Mankind” = the ultimate divine authority appealed to by the American founders for the righteousness of their cause.
Therefore, praying to Elyon is like taking your plea to the Supreme Court. Consider using this Name when you wish to praise and exalt God “to the highest,” (kind of like the angels at Christmas), and to take your requests to the God who is the Highest Authority.
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🙏 REPEAT back to God in prayer:
Psalms employs the title Elyon thirty times, often pairing it with YHWH, God’s covenant name with Israel. El Elyon is used interchangeably with both Elohim and YHWH. This interchangeability reminded Israel that there were no circumstances outside the authority of their covenant God, because He is also the Creator God, who has existed from the beginning, as well as the Most High God, above everyone and everything on Earth, as well as in Heaven.
In the Psalms, Israel’s worship books, the use of Elyon reminded them that the One they approach in prayer and worship, although He is enthroned above all creation, is willing to listen to their prayers, step down from His position of ultimate authority, and reach out to save them in response.
In the following four Psalms, different kinds of prayers toYHWH Elyon are interpretively personalized. Read through them and maybe use one of them when you find yourself in a situation where you need to take your plea to the “Supreme God,” knowing that He will hear you, listen to you, and reach out to help on your behalf.
The Psalms with Elyon used here are:
1. Psalm 47 – Praise to theMost High God, Ruler of all the Earth.
2. Psalm 9 – Praise to the Most High God and prayer for deliverance from enemies.
3. Psalm 57 – Praise for El-Elyon and prayer for safety from enemies.
4. Psalm 97 – A song of praise to the Sovereign Lord.
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1. Psalm 47. Praise to the Most High God, Ruler of all the Earth.
Prayer isn’t just about asking for God’s help, it is also about praising and worshipping Him. Let’s start out with a psalm of praise to El-Elyon, the Most High God.
I shout with a loud voice of triumph! Yeah! 😲
🛐 I bow down in homage to You, the Most High LORD,
For You,YHWH Elyon, are the Great King over all the Earth. 👑
🌎 And one day all the peoples of all the nations, will bow down at Your feet. 🛐
Selah. (🛑 Stop and think about it.🤔)
🙏 Thank you, Jesus, Son of Elyon, the Most High. ✝️
📯 When Your coming is announced with the blast of a trumpet, You will reward me and all those whom You love.
🙏 Thank you, Jesus, Son of Elyon, the Most High. ✝️
I praise You, Elohim; 🙌
😲 O God, I shout praises to You!
👑 I praise you, my King;
🙌 I praise You over and over again! 🙌 🙌
👑 🌎 It is You, Elohim God, who reigns over the nations; So I kneel to You in submission. 🛐
👑 🪑 It is You, Elohim God, who sits upon the holy throne, So I bow my head to honor You. 😔
Above all else and above all others.
For You, and You alone, are El-Elyon,
The Most High God!!!
AMEN❗️
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2. Psalm 9 – Praise to the Most High God and prayer for deliverance from enemies.
❤️ O LORD, I praise You with all my heart.
🌈 I think about Your wonders from the past;
🥳 And I am gladdened, I rejoice in You!
I praise Your Name Elyon. O Most High God: 🙌
🙏 Please turn back my enemies from their path.
🙏 Please cause them to stumble and fall out of favor.
🙏Please support the rightness of my cause.
In the past:
⚡️ You have rebuked nations,
⚡️ You have destroyed wicked cities,
⚡️ You have blotted them out of remembrance.
But You, O LORD, You endure forever; ♾️
🪑 Your throne is established for judgment.
🌎 You will judge the world in righteousness, and
⚖️ You will judge all peoples in Your uprightness.
Selah. (🛑 Stop and think about it.🤔)
• Be my refuge when I feel oppressed;
• Be a retreat when times are troubled.
I know Your Name, YHWH…Jesus,
So I put my trust in You. ✝️
O LORD, do not forsake me as I seek You!
Have mercy on me, O Lord!
• Consider my troubles and those who oppress me!
• Lift me up from the depths of despair!
🙌 Then I will be able to praise You to everyone;
🥳 Then I will rejoice out loud for Your salvation!
🙏 O Lord, cause my enemies to fall into the trap they have set for me!
🙏 O Lord, entangle their feet in the net they have laid in my path!
🙏 O Lord, show everyone how righteous is Your judgment when the wicked are ensnared in the work of their own hands.
Selah. (🛑 Stop and think about it.🤔)
Do not let wicked people prevail against me!
⚡️Judge those who are clearly wicked in Your sight.
⚡️Put the fear of You into the wicked, O Lord!
⚡️Make the wicked realize they are mere mortals!
For the deliverance yet to come,
🙏 I thank You, Most High God;
Because I know You are faithful,
🙏 I thank You, O LORD.
Because I know you hear my prayers.👂
AMEN❗️
3. Psalm 57 – Praise for El-Elyon and prayer for safety from enemies.
🙏 Be merciful to me, O God.
🙏 Hide me in the shadow of Your wings.
🙏 Shelter me until this storm passes by.
Fulfill Your promises to me, Most High God.
🙏 Please send help from heaven and save me;
🙏 Please rebuke those who would swallow me up;
🙏 Please, O God, send me Your assurance.
Yes, Elohim, send forth Your mercy. 🛐
Selah. (🛑 Stop and think about it.🤔)
❤️ O God, I set my heart on You.
🎶 My heart sings, and
🙌 I give praise to You!
🌅 Rise like the dawn for me in my need!
I praise You, my Lord Adonai. 👑 🙌
I will profess You before all people; 😲
🌌 For Your mercy reaches to the heavens,
⛅️ And Your lovingkindness reaches to the sky.
I exalt You, Elohim; 🙌
O God, I exalt you to the heavens.🌌
Most High God, let Your glory fill all the earth. 🌎 🌏🌍 El-Elyon, let Your glory shine in me. 🌞
AMEN❗️
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4. Psalm 97 – A Song of Praise to the Sovereign Lord.
🌎 I rejoice with all the Earth!
🥳 I celebrate with all the nations!
Righteousness and justice ⚖️
are the foundations of Your throne.🪑
⚡️ Your power lights up the World;
🌎 All the Earth trembles before You.
🗻 The mountains bow low at Your presence, O LORD.
bow low before You too, 🛐
O Adonai, Lord of all the Earth. 👑 🌎
Selah. (🛑 Stop and think about it.🤔)
🌈 I see Your glory displayed in them.
🛐 I am not ashamed before unbelievers, because I worship You, El-Elyon,
🙌 I exalt You, O God, above all other gods.
I hear Your words and they make me glad,
🥳 I rejoice because of Your righteous judgments, O LORD.
For You areYHWH Elyon, the Most High LORD,
👑 🌎 You are Ruler over all the Earth.
🙌⛅️ You are greatly exalted above all the gods!
🤍 You preserve my soul and sanctify me;
👹 You deliver me from the wicked.
💥 You shine Your light in my mind,
💗 Your righteous joy fills my heart.
I rejoice in You, O Most High LORD, 🥳
I rejoice and give thanks to Your Holy Name. 🙏
AMEN❗️
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The first two names for God in Genesis were in common usage in the Middle East, but we don’t know their origin. The next name given for God in the Bible is the first Name that God calls Himself by, at least according to the written record.
• We’ve had Elohim, which emphasizes the pre-existent godhead who created the world and the Universe.
• Then we have El-Elyon, the pre-eminent God who is over all rulers, powers and authorities…
Where do we go from here? How does God want to name Himself and why?
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