Psalms 138:6
For though the LORD be high, yet regardeth He the lowly, and the haughty He knoweth from afar.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
In Context
5Yea, they shall sing of the ways of the LORD; for great is the glory of the LORD.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich; He bringeth low, He also lifteth up.
Psalms 51:17(51-19) The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.
Psalms 139:2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off.
Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the High and Lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Ezekiel 28:2'Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said: I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the heart of the seas; yet thou art man, and not God, though thou didst set thy heart as the heart of God —
Matthew Henry on Psalms 138:2-6
Grateful Praise. 1 I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. 3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. 4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord , when they hear the words of thy mouth. 5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord : for great is the… Read the whole commentary →