(Now the manMoseswas veryhumble,morethananymanwhowas on the faceof the earth.)
The LORDsupportsthe afflicted;He bringsdownthe wickedto the ground.
For the LORDtakespleasurein His people;He will beautifythe afflictedoneswith salvation.
Suddenlythe LORDsaidto Mosesand Aaronand to Miriam,"You threecomeout to the tentof meeting."So the threeof them cameout.
"TakeMy yokeupon you and learnfrom Me, for I amgentleand humblein heart,and YOU WILL FINDRESTFOR YOUR SOULS.
"SAYTO THE DAUGHTEROF ZION,'BEHOLDYOUR KINGIS COMINGTO YOU, GENTLE,AND MOUNTEDON A DONKEY,EVENON A COLT,THE FOALOF A BEAST OF BURDEN.'"
"Blessedare the gentle,for they shall inheritthe earth.
NowI, Paul,myselfurgeyou by the meeknessand gentlenessof Christ--I whoam meekwhen face to facewith you, but boldtowardyou when absent!
For I considermyself not in the leastinferiorto the most eminentapostles.
I have becomefoolish;you yourselvescompelledme. ActuallyI shouldhave been commendedby you, for in norespectwas I inferiorto the most eminentapostles,eventhoughI ama nobody.
But we provedto be gentleamongyou, as a nursing[mother] tenderly caresfor her ownchildren.
Whoamongyou is wiseand understanding?Let him showby his goodbehaviorhis deedsin the gentlenessof wisdom.
but [let it be] the hiddenpersonof the heart,with the imperishable qualityof a gentleand quietspirit,whichis preciousin the sightof God.
