el.yon is an elevated designation for God, used in accounts of rule, judgment, protection, worship, and speech from heaven.

The word functions throughout the supplied verses as an elevated designation for God, whether joined to “God” or standing alone. The verses place that designation in statements about divine rule over nations, blessing and deliverance, judgment, refuge, heavenly speech, and actions attributed to God.

1. Elevated designation for God · dominant

   The masculine singular absolute form designates God in varied clauses: in Genesis 14:19 the APB renders Abram as blessed to “God Most High,” described as possessor of heaven and land; in Deuteronomy 32:8 it renders the one who gives nations their inheritance. In 2 Samuel 22:14 the designation is the speaker whose voice follows heavenly thunder, while Psalm 78:56 places rebellion and failure to keep testimonies against God so designated. Psalm 91:1 presents dwelling in this one's secrecy, and Lamentations 3:38 attributes both evil and good to this one's mouth.

   Genesis 14:19Deuteronomy 32:82 Samuel 22:14Psalm 78:56Psalm 91:1Lamentations 3:38

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across many verses, the APB presents the designation as “Most High,” either with “God” or by itself, as in Genesis 14:19 and Psalm 91:1. In some occurrence verses the supplied translation does not visibly retain that wording, so its precise rendering of the term cannot always be isolated from the whole-verse translation.