Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

and [yet] looks upon the low things in heaven and in the earth.

New American Standard Bible

Who humbles Himself to behold
The things that are in heaven and in the earth?

King James Version

Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

Holman Bible

who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?

International Standard Version

yet stooping low to observe the sky and the earth?

American Standard Version

That humbleth himself to behold The things that are in heaven and in the earth?

Amplified


Who humbles Himself to regard
The heavens and the earth?

Bible in Basic English

Looking down on the heavens, and on the earth?

Darby Translation

Who humbleth himself to look on the heavens and on the earth?

Julia Smith Translation

To see those being humbled in the heavens and in the earth?

King James 2000

Who humbles himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

Lexham Expanded Bible

who {condescends to look at} [what is] in the heavens and in the earth?

Modern King James verseion

who humbles Himself to behold the things in the heavens and in the earth!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

which humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven and earth?

NET Bible

He bends down to look at the sky and the earth.

New Heart English Bible

Who stoops down to see in heaven and in the earth?

The Emphasized Bible

That cometh down low to look, through the heavens and through the earth;

Webster

Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

World English Bible

Who stoops down to see in heaven and in the earth?

Youngs Literal Translation

He is humbling Himself to look On the heavens and on the earth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁפל 
Shaphel 
Usage: 31

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

Context Readings

God's Majesty And Care For The Needy

5 Who is like LORD our God who has his seat on high, 6 and [yet] looks upon the low things in heaven and in the earth. 7 He raises up a poor man out of the dust, and lifts up a needy man from the dunghill,


Cross References

Psalm 11:4

LORD is in his holy temple. LORD's throne is in heaven. His eyes, behold, his eyelids try, the sons of men.

Psalm 138:6

For though LORD is high, yet he has respect to the lowly. But he knows the haughty from afar.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart o

Job 4:18

Behold, he puts no trust in his servants, and he charges his [heavenly] agents with folly.

Job 15:15

Behold, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight:

Isaiah 6:2

Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings, with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

Isaiah 66:2

For all these things my hand has made, and all these things came to be, says LORD. But to this man I will look, even to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.

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