Psalms 138:6 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Psalms 138:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 138:68 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּיkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

רָ֣םrām

bring upverbH7311

exalt · extol · give · go up ···

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

וְ/שָׁפָ֣לwəšāpāl

baseconjH8217

humble · low(-er · -ly)

יִרְאֶ֑הyirəʾeh

advise selfverbH7200

appear · approve · behold · certainly ···

וְ֝/גָבֹ֗הַּwəgābōha

haughtyconjH1364

height · high · lofty · proud ···

מִ/מֶּרְחָ֥קmimerəḥāq

(a-pronH4801

dwell in · very) far (country · off). See also

יְיֵדָֽעyəyēdāʿ

acknowledgeverbH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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