Psalms 138:6
What meaning of the psalms 138:6 in the Bible?
What does Psalms 138:6 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off."
What does Psalms 138:6 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off."
Verse Psalms 138:6. _THOUGH THE LORD_ BE _HIGH_] Infinitely _great_ as God is, he regards even the lowest and most inconsiderable part of his creation; but the _humble_ and _afflicted_ man attracts hi...
THOUGH THE LORD BE HIGH - This might be rendered “For lofty is Yahweh - and the humble he sees - and the proud he knows from afar.” The idea is, that God - so high and exalted - sees and knows all of...
Psalms 138 A Psalm of Deliverance This is a Psalm of David giving praise to the Lord for deliverance. The harp is now no more hanging idle on the willows, but is tuned afresh to praise His Name. It...
CXXXVIII. PSALMS 138:1. The Psalmist praises Yahweh, in spite of the false gods and their worshippers, for His grace and fidelity to himself in trouble. PSALMS 138:2_ c._ Omit thy word (so LXX), and...
RESPECT. regard....
Jehovah's faithfulness to His promises will evoke the homage of the world....
DISCOURSE: 732 GOD’S VIEWS OF THE LOWLY AND OF THE PROUD Psalms 138:6. _Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off._ WHATEVER we find in Scripture...
PSALMS 138 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A King's Public Thanks for Advancement in Royal Dignity. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 138:1-3, Public Thanks for Unexpected Advancement and for the Lofty Feeling thereby...
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 HATH HE RESPECT UNTO THE LOWLY. The loving condescension of the high God...
Although the title ascribes this Ps. to David, it is generally considered to belong to the post-exilic period, of whose earnest piety it is one of the best examples. According to some scholars the spe...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ THANKS! PSALMS 138 JESUS SAID, "OFFER (TO GOD) THE GIFT THAT MOSES TOLD YOU (TO OFFER)" (MATTHEW 8:4). PSALMS 138 (This is) for David. V1 I will thank you, *L...
KNOWETH AFAR OFF. — Or, _recognises from afar._ From His exaltation Jehovah looks down alike on the lowly and on the proud, but it is to show a gracious interest in the former, while the latter are me...
כִּי ־רָ֣ם יְ֭הוָה וְ שָׁפָ֣ל יִרְאֶ֑ה וְ֝ גָבֹ֗הַּ מִ מֶּרְחָ֥ק יְיֵדָֽע׃...
Psalms 138:1 This is the first of a group of eight psalms attributed to David in the superscriptions. It precedes the closing hallelujah psalms, and thus stands where a "find" of Davidic psalms at a...
THE MOST HIGH REGARDS THE LOWLY Psalms 138:1 This is the first of a cycle of Davidic psalms, based on 2 Samuel 7:1. God's promised favors are the theme of devout thanksgiving. No idols could have ach...
The final personal note of this song is reached in the words, “Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me.” It opens with consecration to the sacred duty of praise. This consecration has a threefol...
Though the LORD [be] high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth (e) afar off. (e) Distance of place cannot hinder God to show mercy to his, and so judge the wicked though they...
_To me. Literally, "from me," ex me. Hebrew, "above me," (Haydock) or "more than I," (Houbigant) which seems little. "The knowledge which thou hast of me is admirable." (Berthier) --- To consider atte...
All believers in Christ can set their seal to these blessed truths. God's poor must be in his remembrance; they are his property, and they shall be his care. The Lord will perfect and make good all hi...
6._Because Jehovah the exalted, _etc. In this verse he passes commendation upon God’s general government of the world. The thing of all others most necessary to be known is, that he is not indifferent...
Psalms 138 gives the ground of faith God's word; and now the godly turns to own it in worship; and when that word reaches the kings of the earth, they shall turn and praise Jehovah and sing in His way...
THOUGH THE LORD [BE] HIGH,.... Above all the earth, and all the nations of it, and the highest of men in it; above the heavens, and the angels there, who are his creatures and at his command; above al...
Though the LORD [be] high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. Ver. 6. _Though the Lord be high, &c._] Even "the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity," Isaia...
_Though the Lord be high_ And neither need any of his creatures, nor can be benefited by them. _Yet hath he respect unto the lowly _ Unto such as are mean and obscure in the world; to me, a poor conte...
6-8 Though the Lord is high, yet he has respect to every lowly, humbled sinner; but the proud and unbelieving will be banished far from his blissful presence. Divine consolations have enough in them t...
UNTO THE LOWLY; unto such as are mean and obscure in the world; to me, a poor contemptible shepherd, whom he hath preferred before great princes, and to such as are little in their own eyes. BUT THE P...
Psalms 138:6 LORD H3068 high H7311 (H8802) regards H7200 (H8799) lowly H8217 proud H1364 knows H3045 (H8799) afar H4801 Though - Psalms 51:17, Psalms 113:5-6; 1 Samuel 2:7-8;...
A Psalm of David. Psalms 138:1. _I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee._ Before the heathen gods, however highly exalted I will sing thy praises so in...
CONTENTS: Thankfulness for the experience of God's goodness. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Praising God is work of which the greatest of men need not be ashamed. A debt of gratitude is due Him...
The LXX have prefixed the name of Haggai and Zechariah to this psalm; but all the Versions follow the Hebrew in ascribing it to David, to whom it undoubtedly belongs. It was probably one of the favour...
_I will praise Thee with my whole heart._ MORAL FEATURES OF A GOOD MAN’S LIFE I. The grand resolve of a good man--to serve God (verses 1, 2). 1. Entirely. “I will praise Thee with my whole heart.”...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 138:1. This psalm offers thanks to God for signs of his constant care. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i
INTRODUCTION “This,” says Barnes, “is the first of a series of eight Psalms (Psalms 38-145) placed together in this part of the book, and ascribed to David. They appear to be of the nature of a _suppl...
EXPOSITION A CLUSTER of Davidical psalms here follows. It is not easy to trace any single line of thought connecting them all, or to explain how they come to be so entirely separated from the great b...
I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou has...
1 Peter 5:5; 1 Peter 5:6; 1 Samuel 2:7; 1 Samuel 2:8; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Acts 12:22; Acts 12:23; Daniel 4:37; Daniel 5:20; Exodus 18:11;...