诗篇 138:6

6 耶 和 华 虽 高 ， 仍 看 顾 低 微 的 人 ； 他 却 从 远 处 看 出 骄 傲 的 人 。

诗篇 138:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 138:6

Though the Lord [be] high
Above all the earth, and all the nations of it, and the highest of men in it; above the heavens, and the angels there, who are his creatures and at his command; above all the blessings and praises of his saints: the perfect knowledge of him is so high as not to be attained; and his thoughts and ways are higher than ours, as the heavens are higher than the earth; he is indeed the most High, higher than the highest; see ( Psalms 113:4 Psalms 113:5 ) . According to Arama, here begins the song,

``the kings of the earth shall sing in the ways of the Lord?''

yet hath he respect unto the lowly;
for good, as the Targum; that are low in their own eyes, humbled under a sense of sin, convinced, of the insufficiency of their own righteousness to justify them, and made to submit to the righteousness of Christ; ascribe the whole of their salvation to the free grace of God; patiently and quietly bear every afflictive providence; think the worst of themselves, and the best of others; and, being the followers of the lowly Jesus, learn of him, imitate him, and become like unto him: these the Lord has a gracious respect unto; he looks upon them with a look of love; he has respect to their persons in Christ, and to their sacrifices for his sake, which are those of a broken and contrite heart; he regards their prayers, though low and destitute, and gives more grace unto them; yea, he condescends to dwell with them, and in due time highly exalts them; see ( Isaiah 57:15 ) ( 66:2 ) ( Luke 14:11 ) . David may have in view his own low state and condition as a shepherd, in which he was when the Lord took him, and raised him to the throne of Israel;

but the proud he knoweth afar off;
the Targum adds,

``to destroy them:''

such who are proud of themselves and what they have; of their wisdom and knowledge, of their strength or beauty, of their wealth and riches; or of their righteousness and holiness; of the purity and goodness of their hearts, and power of their free will, they vainly think themselves possessed of; and despise others below them in these things, or the practice of them: these the Lord takes notice of, and looks upon them at a distance with scorn and contempt; nor will he admit them to nearness to him, nay, opposes himself to them, and sooner or later abases them; see ( Proverbs 3:34 ) . The Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it, "high things he knoweth afar off"; things too high for creatures, that are out of their reach; he sees and knows all persons and things, whether in heaven or in earth. Others render them, "and the high One knoweth afar off" ^F21; knows the lowly, owns and acknowledges them for his own; takes care of them, provides for them, and protects them: and then the sense is the same with the preceding clause.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 So Pagninus; "quamvis", Junius & Tremellius.

诗篇 138:6 In-Context

4 耶 和 华 啊 ， 地 上 的 君 王 都 要 称 谢 你 ， 因 他 们 听 见 了 你 口 中 的 言 语 。

5 他 们 要 歌 颂 耶 和 华 的 作 为 ， 因 耶 和 华 大 有 荣 耀 。

6 耶 和 华 虽 高 ， 仍 看 顾 低 微 的 人 ； 他 却 从 远 处 看 出 骄 傲 的 人 。

7 我 虽 行 在 患 难 中 ， 你 必 将 我 救 活 ； 我 的 仇 敌 发 怒 ， 你 必 伸 手 抵 挡 他 们 ； 你 的 右 手 也 必 救 我 。

8 耶 和 华 必 成 全 关 乎 我 的 事 ； 耶 和 华 啊 ， 你 的 慈 爱 永 远 长 存 ！ 求 你 不 要 离 弃 你 手 所 造 的 。