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Psalms 113:6

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humbleth: Psalms 11:4; Job 4:18, Job 15:15; Isaiah 6:2

in heaven: Bp. Lowth observes that the two members of this line are to be referred severally to the two preceding lines; as if it were, "Who is exalted to dwell in the heavens; and who humbleth himself to inspect the things on earth."

in the earth: Psalms 138:6; Isaiah 57:15, Isaiah 66:2

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