Psalms 138:6 · KJV
“Though the LORD {be} high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.”
— Psalms 138:6
Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great {is} the glory of the LORD.
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.
Psalms 138 — Context
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
5Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great {is} the glory of the LORD.
6Though the LORD {be} high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
7Though 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.
8The LORD will perfect {that which} concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, {endureth} for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
Cross References
Psalms 113:5-6
Who {is} like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, {dwelleth...: Heb. exalteth himself to dwell}
1 Samuel 2:7-8
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name {is} Holy; I dwell in the high and holy {place}, with him also {that is} of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Proverbs 3:34
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
James 4:6
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Isaiah 66:2
For all those {things} hath mine hand made, and all those {things} have been, saith the LORD: but to this {man} will I look, {even} to {him that is} poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
Luke 14:11
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Daniel 4:37
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works {are} truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.