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Psalms 138:6

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּי־ki-forH3588 →
רָ֣םram[is] exaltedH7311 →
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְשָׁפָ֣לve.sha.Faland [the] lowlyH8217 →
יִרְאֶ֑הyir.'Ehhe seesH7200 →
וְ֝גָבֹ֗הַּve.ga.Vo.ahand [the] proudH1364 →
מִמֶּרְחָ֥קmi.mer.Chakfrom a distanceH4801 →
יְיֵדָֽע׃ye.ye.Da'he knowsH3045 →

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Psalms 113:5–6Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?1 Samuel 2:7–8The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.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 the heart of the contrite.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.Ephesians 4:2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,Luke 1:48For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.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.”2 Thessalonians 1:9They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,Acts 12:22–23And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”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,Psalms 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.Matthew 23:12For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.Job 36:5Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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