Psalms
Psalm 113:5–6
5Who is like the LORD our God,
the One enthroned on high?
6He humbles Himself to behold
the heavens and the earth.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 113:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִ֭י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| is like the LORD | כַּיהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| the One enthroned | לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ | lā·šā·ḇeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| on high | הַֽמַּגְבִּיהִ֥י | ham·maḡ·bî·hî | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | H1361 be high, exalted |
Psalm 113:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He humbles Himself | הַֽמַּשְׁפִּילִ֥י | ham·maš·pî·lî | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | H8213 be or become low, be abased |
| to behold | לִרְא֑וֹת | lir·’ō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| the heavens | בַּשָּׁמַ֥יִם | baš·šā·ma·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and the earth | וּבָאָֽרֶץ׃ | ū·ḇā·’ā·reṣ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 113:5 Isaiah 40:25 · Psalm 89:6 · Jeremiah 10:6 · Deuteronomy 33:26 · Exodus 15:11 · Psalm 89:8 · Isaiah 40:18 · Psalm 35:10 · Psalm 103:19 · Isaiah 16:5
Psalm 113:6 Isaiah 57:15 · Psalm 11:4 · Psalm 138:6 · Isaiah 66:2 · Isaiah 6:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.