"And You savean afflictedpeople;But Your eyesare on the haughty[whom] You abase.
"Becauseof the devastationof the afflicted,becauseof the groaningof the needy,NowI will arise,"saysthe LORD;"I will sethim in the safetyfor which he longs."
O LORD,my heartis not proud,normy eyeshaughty;Nordo I involvemyself in greatmatters, Or in thingstoodifficultfor me.
For thoughthe LORDis exalted,Yet He regardsthe lowly,But the haughtyHe knowsfrom afar.
I knowthat the LORDwill maintainthe causeof the afflictedAnd justicefor the poor.
Mosesand Aaronwentto Pharaohand saidto him, "Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof the Hebrews,'Howlongwill you refuseto humbleyourself beforeMe? LetMy peoplego,that they may serveMe.
"NowI knowthat the LORDis greaterthanallthe gods;indeed,it was provenwhenthey dealtproudlyagainstthe people."
Haughtyeyesand a proudheart,The lampof the wicked,is sin.
The prideof manwill be humbledAnd the loftinessof menwill be abased;And the LORDalonewill be exaltedin that day,
"Whomhave you reproachedand blasphemed?And againstwhomhave you raised[your] voiceAnd haughtilyliftedup your eyes?Againstthe HolyOneof Israel!
So the [common] manwill be humbledand the manof [importance] abased,The eyesof the proudalso will be abased.
In alltheir afflictionHe was afflicted,And the angelof His presencesavedthem; In His loveand in His mercyHe redeemedthem, And He liftedthem and carriedthem allthe daysof old.
"NowI, Nebuchadnezzar,praise,exaltand honorthe Kingof heaven,for allHis worksare true and His waysjust,and He is ableto humblethose whowalkin pride."
"Blessedare the poorin spirit,for theirsis the kingdomof heaven.
"For everyonewho exaltshimselfwill be humbled,and he who humbleshimselfwill be exalted."
