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Psalms 138:6
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Though the Lord is exalted,he takes note of the humble;but he knows the haughty from a distance.
For though the LORD is high, yet he looks after the lowly; But the proud, he knows from afar.
Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly, but the haughty he knows from afar.
Though the Lord is supreme, he takes care of those who are humble, but he stays away from the proud.
Though the Lord is exalted, he takes note of the lowly, and recognizes the proud from far away.
Though the LORD is exalted, He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship]; But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.
For the LORD is exalted, Yet He looks after the lowly, But He knows the haughty from afar.
For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; But the proud, he knows from afar.
For the Lord is high: yet he beholdeth the lowly, but the proude he knoweth afarre off.
For Yahweh is high,Yet He sees the lowly,But the one who exalts himself He knows from afar.
Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
Though you are above us all, you care for humble people, and you keep a close watch on everyone who is proud.
For though Adonai is high, he cares for the lowly; while the proud he perceives from afar.
For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.
The Lord has the highest place above all others, but he still cares for the humble. Even from there, so high above, he knows what the proud do.
Though the LORD be high, yet can he see those who have been brought low; but the proud he knows from afar.
Even though you are so high above, you care for the lowly, and the proud cannot hide from you.
Though Yahweh is high, yet he sees the lowly, but the proud he perceives at a distance.
Though Jehovah is high, yet He looks upon the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
For though the LORDE be hye, yet hath he respecte vnto ye lowly: as for ye proude, he beholdeth him afarre off.
For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.
Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.
For though the LORD be high, yet regardeth He the lowly, and the haughty He knoweth from afar.
Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect vnto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afarre off.
For though God be on high: yet he will haue respect vnto the lowly, and he wyll knowe the proude a farre of.
For the Lord is high, and yet regards the lowly; and he knows high things from afar off.
For though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the haughty he knoweth from afar.
For the Lord is hiy, and biholdith meke thingis; and knowith afer hiy thingis.
For though Yahweh is high, yet he has respect to the lowly; But the haughty he knows from afar.
Though the LORD [is] high, yet hath he respect to the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
Though the LORD is on high, Yet He regards the lowly; But the proud He knows from afar.
Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud.
For even if the Lord is honored, He thinks about those who have no pride. But He knows the proud from far away.
For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly; but the haughty he perceives from far away.
Though lofty is Yahweh, yet, the lowly, he regardeth, but, the haughty - afar off, doth he acknowledge.
(137-6) For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: and the high he knoweth afar off.
For high [is] Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.
For though the Lord is exalted, Yet He regards the lowly, But the haughty He knows from afar.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Though: Psalms 51:17, Psalms 113:5, Psalms 113:6, 1 Samuel 2:7, 1 Samuel 2:8, Proverbs 3:34, Isaiah 57:15, Isaiah 66:2, Luke 1:51-53, Luke 14:11, Luke 18:14, James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5, 1 Peter 5:6
but the proud: Exodus 18:11, Job 40:11, Job 40:12, Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17, Ezekiel 28:2-9, Daniel 4:37, Daniel 5:20-24, Acts 12:22, Acts 12:23
afar off: Psalms 139:2, Matthew 25:41, 2 Thessalonians 1:9
Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:9 - for I 2 Samuel 22:28 - but thine Job 22:29 - the humble person Job 36:5 - despiseth Psalms 7:7 - return Psalms 101:5 - an high Psalms 119:21 - rebuked Proverbs 8:13 - pride Proverbs 15:25 - destroy Proverbs 15:29 - far Proverbs 16:19 - to be Jeremiah 48:29 - his loftiness Ezekiel 16:49 - pride Habakkuk 2:5 - a proud man Matthew 23:12 - General Luke 1:48 - regarded Romans 11:20 - Be Ephesians 4:2 - lowliness
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Though the Lord [be] high,.... Above all the earth, and all the nations of it, and the highest of men in it; above the heavens, and the angels there, who are his creatures and at his command; above all the blessings and praises of his saints: the perfect knowledge of him is so high as not to be attained; and his thoughts and ways are higher than ours, as the heavens are higher than the earth; he is indeed the most High, higher than the highest; see Psalms 113:4. According to Arama, here begins the song,
"the kings of the earth shall sing in the ways of the Lord?''
yet hath he respect unto the lowly; for good, as the Targum; that are low in their own eyes, humbled under a sense of sin, convinced, of the insufficiency of their own righteousness to justify them, and made to submit to the righteousness of Christ; ascribe the whole of their salvation to the free grace of God; patiently and quietly bear every afflictive providence; think the worst of themselves, and the best of others; and, being the followers of the lowly Jesus, learn of him, imitate him, and become like unto him: these the Lord has a gracious respect unto; he looks upon them with a look of love; he has respect to their persons in Christ, and to their sacrifices for his sake, which are those of a broken and contrite heart; he regards their prayers, though low and destitute, and gives more grace unto them; yea, he condescends to dwell with them, and in due time highly exalts them; see
Isaiah 57:15. David may have in view his own low state and condition as a shepherd, in which he was when the Lord took him, and raised him to the throne of Israel;
but the proud he knoweth afar off; the Targum adds,
"to destroy them:''
such who are proud of themselves and what they have; of their wisdom and knowledge, of their strength or beauty, of their wealth and riches; or of their righteousness and holiness; of the purity and goodness of their hearts, and power of their free will, they vainly think themselves possessed of; and despise others below them in these things, or the practice of them: these the Lord takes notice of, and looks upon them at a distance with scorn and contempt; nor will he admit them to nearness to him, nay, opposes himself to them, and sooner or later abases them; see Proverbs 3:34. The Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it, "high things he knoweth afar off"; things too high for creatures, that are out of their reach; he sees and knows all persons and things, whether in heaven or in earth. Others render them, "and the high One knoweth afar off" u; knows the lowly, owns and acknowledges them for his own; takes care of them, provides for them, and protects them: and then the sense is the same with the preceding clause.
u So Pagninus; "quamvis", Junius & Tremellius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Though the Lord be high - This might be rendered “For lofty is Yahweh - and the humble he sees - and the proud he knows from afar.” The idea is, that God - so high and exalted - sees and knows all of every rank among people. The mind of the psalmist had been impressed with a sense of the greatness and majesty of God, but (as if it might be said that one so great could not regard man, so humble and insignificant) he adds, that the fact of God’s exaltation does not prevent his noticing the affairs of people: that the lowly in life need not fear lest they should be overlooked; the proud need not hope that they will escape the notice of his eye.
Yet hath he respect unto the lowly - Those in humble life; the obscure; the unknown. It does not mean here that he has any special favor toward them, but merely that he sees them. Their low and obscure condition does not prevent his observing them, and they need have no fear that he will overlook them, or that they will be forgotten. Compare the notes at James 4:6; notes at 1 Peter 5:5.
But the proud - Those of lofty rank, and of lofty feelings; the haughty.
He knoweth afar off - From afar. Though he is exalted - though he is in heaven - yet he is not so far removed but that he sees them, and knows them altogether. Distance from him is no protection for them; nor can the wicked hope to escape notice from the fact that God reigns over distant worlds.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 138:6. Though the Lord be high — Infinitely great as God is, he regards even the lowest and most inconsiderable part of his creation; but the humble and afflicted man attracts his notice particularly.
But the proud he knoweth afar off. — He beholds them at a distance, and has them in utter derision.
