"Whenyou are castdown,you will speakwith confidence,And the humblepersonHe will save.
"He does not withdrawHis eyesfrom the righteous;But with kingson the throneHe has seatedthem forever,and they are exalted.
So that He setson highthose who are lowly,And those who mournare liftedto safety.
For thoughthe LORDis exalted,Yet He regardsthe lowly,But the haughtyHe knowsfrom afar.
A man'spridewill bringhim low,But a humblespiritwill obtainhonor.
For thussaysthe highand exaltedOne Who livesforever,whose nameis Holy,"I dwell[on] a highand holyplace, And [also] with the contriteand lowlyof spiritIn order to revivethe spiritof the lowlyAnd to revivethe heartof the contrite.
"For My handmadeallthesethings,Thus allthesethingscameinto being,"declaresthe LORD."But to thisoneI will look,To him whois humbleand contriteof spirit,and whotremblesat My word.
"Whoeverexaltshimselfshall be humbled;and whoeverhumbleshimselfshall be exalted.
"He has brought downrulersfrom [their] thrones,And has exaltedthose who were humble.
"For everyonewho exaltshimselfwill be humbled,and he who humbleshimselfwill be exalted."
But He givesa greatergrace.Therefore[it] says,"GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE."
You younger men,likewise,be subjectto [your] elders;and allof you, clotheyourselves with humilitytoward one another,for GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE.
