Sunday, May 3, 2026

Psalm 138:6

On the Worship Anew program for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (27 July), the Psalm was Psalm 138.  I noticed a chiasm in the second half of verse 6:
he [the LORD]
regards the lowly,
but the haughty
he knows from afar.
This structure highlights the contrast between "the lowly" and "the haughty."

Of the versions I referenced, this chiasm is unique to English translations.