Psalms 138:6
“Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect vnto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afarre off.”
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Psalms 138:6 Context
4All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord: when they heare the words of thy mouth. 5Yea they shall sing in the wayes of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord. 6Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect vnto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afarre off. 7Though I walke in the mids of trouble, thou wilt reuiue me, thou shalt stretch foorth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies: and thy right hand shall saue me. 8The Lord wil perfit that which concerneth me: thy mercie, O Lord, endureth for euer: forsake not the works of thine owne hands.
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Though the LORD [be] high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
- King James Version
For though the LORD is exalted, Yet He regards the lowly, But the haughty He knows from afar.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.
- Basic English Bible
For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.
- Darby Bible
Though the LORD is high, yet hath he respect to the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
- Webster's Bible
For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar.
- World English Bible
For high [is] Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For though the LORD be high, yet regardeth He the lowly, and the haughty He knoweth from afar.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible