O LORD,my heartis not proud,normy eyeshaughty;Nordo I involvemyself in greatmatters, Or in thingstoodifficultfor me.
Be of the samemindtowardone another;do not be haughtyin mind,but associatewith the lowly.Do not be wisein your own estimation.
[Such] knowledgeis toowonderfulfor me; It is [too] high,I cannotattain to it.
Whois thisthat hidescounselwithoutknowledge?'"ThereforeI have declaredthat which I did not understand,Thingstoowonderfulfor me, which I did not know."
But you, are you seekinggreatthingsfor yourself? Do not seek[them]; for behold,I am going to bringdisasteron allflesh,'declaresthe LORD,but I will giveyour lifeto you as bootyin allthe placeswhereyou may go.'"
Whoever secretlyslandershis neighbor,him I will destroy;Noone who has a haughtylookand an arrogantheartwill I endure.
"Had it not beenthe LORDwhowas on our side," Let Israelnowsay,
I was gladwhen they saidto me, "Let us goto the houseof the LORD."
(Now the manMoseswas veryhumble,morethananymanwhowas on the faceof the earth.)
"TakeMy yokeupon you and learnfrom Me, for I amgentleand humblein heart,and YOU WILL FINDRESTFOR YOUR SOULS.
Behold,howgoodand howpleasantit is For brothersto dwelltogetherin unity!
So Saul'sservantsspokethesewordsto David.But Davidsaid,"Is it trivialin your sightto becomethe king'sson-in-law,since I ama poormanand lightlyesteemed?"
Saulsentto Jesse,saying,"Let Davidnowstandbeforeme, for he has foundfavorin my sight."
Then oneof the youngmensaid,"Behold,I have seena sonof Jessethe Bethlehemitewho is a skillfulmusician,a mightymanof valor,a warrior,one prudentin speech,and a handsomeman;and the LORDis with him."
Then Samueltookthe hornof oiland anointedhim in the midstof his brothers;and the Spiritof the LORDcamemightilyupon Davidfrom that dayforward.And Samuelaroseand wentto Ramah.
that his heartmay not be liftedup abovehis countrymenand that he may not turnasidefrom the commandment,to the rightor the left,sothat he and his sonsmay continuelongin his kingdomin the midstof Israel.
Oh,the depthof the richesbothof the wisdomand knowledgeof God!Howunsearchableare His judgmentsand unfathomableHis ways!
servingthe Lordwith allhumilityand with tearsand with trialswhich cameupon me throughthe plotsof the Jews;
But as for me, I have not hurriedaway from [being] a shepherdafterYou, Norhave I longedfor the woefulday;You Yourselfknowthat the utteranceof my lipsWas in Your presence.
but Davidwentbackand forth from Saulto tendhis father'sflockat Bethlehem.
You are witnesses,and [so is] God,howdevoutlyand uprightlyand blamelesslywe behavedtoward you believers;
"I will be morelightlyesteemedthanthisand will be humblein my own eyes,but with the maidsof whomyou have spoken,with them I will be distinguished."
Haughtyeyesand a proudheart,The lampof the wicked,is sin.
