113:6 who looks far down. Part of God’s greatness is His condescension, as at Bethlehem (Luke 2:4–7; Phil. 2:5–11).

on the heavens. Often the heavens are spoken of as the dwelling place of God, but strictly speaking, God’s infinite transcendence is such that even the heavens are unable to contain Him (1 Kin. 8:27).