PSA 138:6 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (PSA 137:6) Ὅτι ὑψηλὸς Κύριος, καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορᾷ, καὶ τὰ ὑψηλὰ ἀπομακρόθεν γινώσκει.
(Hoti hupsaʸlos Kurios, kai ta tapeina efora, kai ta hupsaʸla apomakrothen ginōskei.)

BrTr (PSA 137:6) For the Lord is high, and yet regards the lowly; and he knows high things from afar off.

ULT Though Yahweh is high, yet he sees the lowly,
⇔ and the proud he knows from far off.

UST Yahweh, although you live in heaven,
⇔ you take care of humble people.
⇔ Proud people, however, you identify from far away.

BSB & MSB Though the LORD is on high,
⇔ He attends to the lowly;
⇔ but the proud He knows from afar.

OEB For, high though the Lord is, he looks on the lowly,
⇔ and strikes down the haughty from far away.

WEBBE & WMBB For though the LORD is high, yet he looks after the lowly;
⇔ but he knows the proud from afar.

NET Though the Lord is exalted, he takes note of the lowly,
⇔ and recognizes the proud from far away.

LSV For YHWH [is] high, and He sees the lowly,
And He knows the haughty from afar.

FBV Though the Lord is high above, he pays attention to the lowly; but he recognizes the proud a long way off.

T4T ⇔ Yahweh, you are supreme,
⇔ but you take care of people who are considered to be unimportant.
⇔ And you know what proud people are doing,
⇔ even though they are far away from you and think that you do not see them.

LEB • Though Yahweh is high, yet he sees the lowly,
• but the proud he perceives[fn] at a distance.

138:? Hebrew “knows”

BBE Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.

Moff he looks upon the lowly from his height,
⇔ and from afar he strikes the haughty down.

JPS For though the LORD be high, yet regardeth He the lowly, and the haughty He knoweth from afar.

ASV For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly;
⇔ But the haughty he knoweth from afar.

DRA (PSA 137:6) For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: and the high he knoweth afar off.

YLT For high [is] Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

Drby For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.

RV For though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the haughty he knoweth from afar.
(For though the LORD be high, yet hath/has he respect unto the lowly: but the haughty he knoweth/knows from afar.)

SLT If Jehovah is high, and he will see the humble one: and the lofty one he will know from far off.

Wbstr Though the LORD is high, yet hath he respect to the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

KJB-1769 ⇔ Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
( ⇔ Though the LORD be high, yet hath/has he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth/knows afar off.)

KJB-1611 Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect vnto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afarre off.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps For though God be on high: yet he will haue respect vnto the lowly, and he wyll knowe the proude a farre of.
(For though God be on high: yet he will have respect unto the lowly, and he will know the proud afar off.)

Gnva For the Lord is high: yet he beholdeth the lowly, but the proude he knoweth afarre off.
(For the Lord is high: yet he beholdeth/beholds the lowly, but the proud he knoweth/knows afar off.)

Cvdl For though the LORDE be hye, yet hath he respecte vnto ye lowly: as for ye proude, he beholdeth him afarre off.
(For though the LORD be high, yet hath/has he respect unto ye/you_all lowly: as for ye/you_all proud, he beholdeth/beholds him afar off.)

Wycl (PSA 137:6) For the Lord is hiy, and biholdith meke thingis; and knowith afer hiy thingis.
(For the Lord is high, and beholdeth/beholds meek things; and knoweth/knows far high things.)

Luth Denn der HErr ist hoch und siehet auf das Niedrige und kennet den Stolzen von ferne.
(Because the/of_the LORD is high and see/look on/in/to the low/humble_(one) and knows the proud_(ones) from distant.)

ClVg (PSA 137:6) quoniam excelsus Dominus, et humilia respicit, et alta a longe cognoscit.
(since/because high/elevated Master, and humble looks_back, and high from far_away knows.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

כִּי־רָ֣ם יְ֭הוָה וְ⁠שָׁפָ֣ל יִרְאֶ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when high YHWH and_[the],lowly he/it_will_see and_[the],proud from,a_distance knows )

David uses the word Though here to indicate a contrast between Yahweh’s supreme status and his attention to those who are humble. In your translation, indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Even though Yahweh is high, he still sees the lowly]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

רָ֣ם יְ֭הוָה

high YHWH

Here David is speaking of Yahweh’s supreme status as if it were a physical height, saying Yahweh is high. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Yahweh is supreme]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

וְ⁠שָׁפָ֣ל יִרְאֶ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when high YHWH and_[the],lowly he/it_will_see and_[the],proud from,a_distance knows )

David is using the adjective lowly as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [yet he sees lowly people]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ֝⁠גָבֹ֗הַּ מִ⁠מֶּרְחָ֥ק יְיֵדָֽע

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when high YHWH and_[the],lowly he/it_will_see and_[the],proud from,a_distance knows )

Here David is speaking of Yahweh’s relationship to proud people as if it involved physical distance, saying he knows them from far off. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and the proud he keeps at a distance]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

וְ֝⁠גָבֹ֗הַּ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when high YHWH and_[the],lowly he/it_will_see and_[the],proud from,a_distance knows )

David is using the adjective proud as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [and those who are proud]

Parallel PSA 138:6