⁶ Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly;^(A)
    though lofty, he sees them^(B) from afar.

² Has not my hand made all these things,^(A)
    and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.

“These are the ones I look on with favor:
    those who are humble and contrite in spirit,^(B)
    and who tremble at my word.^(C)