Psalms 138:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 138:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 138:6 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
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 (KJV)
Psalms 138:6 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 138:6
“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 138:6: lord, yet, afar
“Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. thou...: or, his soul shall make an offering”
Shares key themes with Psalms 138:6: lord, yet, hath
“Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 138:6: lord, high, hath
“Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 138:6: though, lord, high
“Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 138:6: though, lord, yet
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