Psalms 138:6

In 11 translations

BSB

Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.

KJV

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

WEB

For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but he knows the proud from afar.

ASV

For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.

LSV

For YHWH [is] high, and He sees the lowly, || And He knows the haughty from afar.

YLT

For high [is] Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

DBY

For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.

DRC137:6

For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: and the high he knoweth afar off.

GNV

For the Lord is high: yet he beholdeth the lowly, but the proude he knoweth afarre off.

JPS

For though the LORD be high, yet regardeth He the lowly, and the haughty He knoweth from afar.

LXXE137:6

For the Lord is high, and yet regards the lowly; and he knows high things from afar off.

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WLC

כִּי־רָ֣ם יְ֭הוָה וְשָׁפָ֣ל יִרְאֶ֑ה וְ֝גָבֹ֗הַּ מִמֶּרְחָ֥ק יְיֵדָֽע׃

LXX-Br137:6

Ὅτι ὑψηλὸς Κύριος, καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορᾷ, καὶ τὰ ὑψηλὰ ἀπομακρόθεν γινώσκει.

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• Psalms 113:5–6Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high? He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth.
• Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive…
• 1 Samuel 2:7–8The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the…
• Proverbs 3:34He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
• James 4:6But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
• Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
• Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
• Luke 18:14I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• 1 Peter 5:5–6Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves,…
• Psalms 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
• Luke 1:48For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:9They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
• Isaiah 2:17So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,
• Acts 12:22–23And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!” Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
• Isaiah 2:11The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

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