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Psalms 138:6

138:5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.
Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

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For though Yahweh 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.

Though the LORD be high, yet has he respect to the lowly: but the proud he knows afar off.

138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

What does Psalms 138:6 mean?

Psalms 138:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), רוּם (rûwm), רָאָה (râʼâh).

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Though
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
be
high,רוּםrûwm/room/H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
yet
hath
he
respectרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
unto
the
lowly:שָׁפָלshâphâl/shaw-fawl'/H8217depressed, literally or figuratively
but
the
proudגָּבֹהַּgâbôahh/gaw-bo'-ah/H1364elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant
he
knowethיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
afar
off.מֶרְחָקmerchâq/mer-khawk'/H4801remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 138:6.

Ezekiel 17:24

And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.

Ezekiel 21:26

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.

Genesis 18:21

I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 4:1

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired

Genesis 4:9

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Genesis 6:5

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day

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What does Psalms 138:6 say?

Psalms 138:6 (King James Version) reads: "Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off."

Is Psalms 138:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 138:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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