Psalms

Psalm 138:6

⁶Though the LORD is on high,

He attends to the lowly;

but the proud He knows from afar.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Though	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is on high	רָ֣ם	rām	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
He attends	יִרְאֶ֑ה	yir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
to the lowly	וְשָׁפָ֣ל	wə·šā·p̄āl	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H8217 low
but the proud	וְ֝גָבֹ֗הַּ	wə·ḡā·ḇō·ah	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H1364 high, exalted
He knows	יְיֵדָֽע׃	yə·yê·ḏā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
from afar	מִמֶּרְחָ֥ק	mim·mer·ḥāq	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4801 distant place, distance

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.