New King James Version
Psalms 113:6
6Who humbles Himself to behold The things that are in the heavens and in the 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 Living Translation (NLT)He stoops to look down on heaven and on earth.
Context of Psalms 113:6
4The Lord is high above all nations, His glory above the heavens. 5Who is like the Lord our God, Who dwells on high, Who humbles Himself to behold The things that are in the heavens and in the earth? 7He raises the poor out of the dust, And lifts the needy out of the ash heap, 8That He may seat him with princes— With the princes of His people.
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הַֽמַּשְׁפִּילִ֥י לִרְא֑וֹת בַּשָּׁמַ֥יִם וּבָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 113:6
- Psalms 11:4The Lord is in His holy temple, The Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.
- Job 4:18If He puts no trust in His servants, If He charges His angels with error,
- Job 15:15If God puts no trust in His saints, And the heavens are not pure in His sight,
- Isaiah 6:2Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
- Psalms 138:6Though the Lord is on high, Yet He regards the lowly; But the proud He knows from afar.
- Isaiah 57:15For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
- Isaiah 66:2For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist,” Says the Lord. “But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles 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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