God’s Word Translation
Psalms 113:6
6He bends down to look at heaven and earth.
Psalms 113:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
- New International Version (NIV)who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?
- English Standard Version (ESV)who looks far down on the heavens and the earth?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Who humbles Himself to behold The things that are in the heavens and in the earth?
Context of Psalms 113:6
4The Lord is high above all the nations. His glory is above the heavens. 5Who is like the Lord our God? He is seated on his high throne. He bends down to look at heaven and earth. 7He lifts the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from a garbage heap. 8He seats them with influential people, with the influential leaders of his people.
Read all of Psalms 113Psalms 113:6 word by word
הַֽמַּשְׁפִּילִ֥י לִרְא֑וֹת בַּשָּׁמַ֥יִם וּבָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 113:6
- Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his holy temple. The Lord’s throne is in heaven. His eyes see. They examine Adam’s descendants.
- Job 4:18“You see, God doesn’t trust his own servants, and he accuses his angels of making mistakes.
- Job 15:15If God doesn’t trust his holy ones, and the heavens are not pure in his sight,
- Isaiah 6:2Angels were standing above him. Each had six wings: With two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.
- Psalms 138:6Even though the Lord is high above, he sees humble people ⌞close up⌟, and he recognizes arrogant people from a distance.
- Isaiah 57:15The High and Lofty One lives forever, and his name is holy. This is what he says: I live in a high and holy place. But I am with those who are crushed and humble. I will renew the spirit of those who are humble and the courage of those who are crushed.
- Isaiah 66:2I have made all these things. “That is why all these things have come into being,” declares the Lord. I will pay attention to those who are humble and sorry ⌞for their sins⌟ and who tremble at my word.
Commentaries on Psalms 113:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Who humbleth himself - So high that it is necessary he should stoop even to behold the things which seem most lofty to us; and who actually does stoop thus to regard the things which he has made in heaven and on earth. To behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! - More literally, “to look in heaven and in earth.” Even to look on heaven, high as it is to us - still more to look on earth, so insignificant as compared with the vast bodies in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The Lord humbles himself to connect directly with his people (see Psalm 138:6; Philippians 2:6–8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. God's exaltation enhances His condescension;Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 113
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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