Psalms 138:6
The knowledge of thee is too wonderful for me; 1 It is very difficult, I cannot attain to it. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
5the last and the first: 1 Thou hast fashioned me, and laid thy hand upon me. 1
7Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? 1 And whither shall I flee from thy presence? 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7The Lord makes poor, and makes rich; 1 He brings low, and lifts up. 1
Psalms 139:2Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; 1 Deliver me from the unjust man. 1
Isaiah 2:11For the eyes of the Lord are high, but man is low; and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 57:15Thus saith the Most High, who dwells on high forever, Holy in the holies, is his name, the Most High resting in the holies, and giving patience to the faint-hearted, and giving life to the brokenhearted:
Ezekiel 28:2And thou, son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord; Because thy heart has been exalted, and thou hast said, I am God, I have inhabited the dwelling of God in the heart of the sea; yet thou art man and not God, though thou hast 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 →