Psalm 147:6

Modern English Version

The Lord lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground.

Cross References

Psalm 145:14

The Lord upholds all who fall, and raises up all who are bowed down.

Psalm 149:4

For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the meek with salvation.

Psalm 25:9

He leads the humble in justice, and teaches the humble His way.

Psalm 37:11

But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Psalm 41:13

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.

Psalm 55:23

But You, O God, will cast the wicked down to the pit of destruction; bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who carry out His judgment. Seek righteousness, seek humility. Perhaps you will be hidden on the day of the Lord’s anger.

Malachi 4:3

And you will tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I do this, says the Lord of Hosts.

Matthew 5:5

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

1 Peter 3:4

But let it be the hidden nature of the heart, that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises up the poor out of the dust and lifts up the oppressed from the dunghill to make them sit with princes and inherit a throne of glory. “For the pillars of the earth belong to the Lord, and He has set the world upon them.