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Psalm 138:5–6

and they shall sing of gthe ways of the Lord,

for great is the glory of the Lord.

hFor though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,

but the haughty he knows from afar.

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Psalm 138:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

May they sing of the ways of the Lord,

for the glory of the Lord is great.

Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly;

though lofty, he sees them from afar.

Psalm 138:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord:

For great is the glory of the Lord.

Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly:

But the proud he knoweth afar off.

Psalm 138:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Yes, they will sing about the Lord’s ways,

for the glory of the Lord is very great.

Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble,

but he keeps his distance from the proud.

Psalm 138:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord,

For great is the glory of the Lord.

Though the Lord is on high,

Yet He regards the lowly;

But the proud He knows from afar.

Psalm 138:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

They will sing about what the Lord has done,

because the Lord’s glory is great.

Though the Lord is supreme,

he takes care of those who are humble,

but he stays away from the proud.

Psalm 138:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Yea, they shall sing of the ways of Jehovah;

For great is the glory of Jehovah.

For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly;

But the haughty he knoweth from afar.

Psalm 138:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And they shall sing in the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah.

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

Psalm 138:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

They will sing this about the ways of the Lord

“The Lord’s honor is great!” 

Even though the Lord is high above, he sees humble people ⸤close up⸥, 

and he recognizes arrogant people from a distance. 

Psalm 138:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

They will sing of the Lord’s ways,

for the Lord’s glory is great.

Though the Lord is exalted,

He takes note of the humble;

but He knows the haughty from a distance.

Psalm 138:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

They shall sing of the ways of the Lord,

for great is the glory of the Lord.

For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly;

but the haughty he perceives from far away.

Psalm 138:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

and they will sing of the ways of Yahweh,

because Yahweh’s glory is great.

Though Yahweh is high, yet he sees the lowly,

but the proud he perceives at a distance.

Psalm 138:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Lord, may they sing about what you have done,

because your glory is great.

The Lord is in heaven. But he watches over those who are free of pride.

He knows those who are proud and stays far away from them.

Psalm 138:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

And they will sing of the ways of the Lord,

For great is the glory of the Lord.

For though the Lord is exalted,

Yet He regards the lowly,

But the haughty He knows from afar.


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