10 (A)Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

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

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12 (A)And whoever exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be [b]exalted.

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  1. Matthew 23:12 put down
  2. Matthew 23:12 lifted up

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

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11 (A)For whoever exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

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  1. Luke 14:11 put down

29 When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!
Then (A)He will save the humble person.

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But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:

(A)“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”

Humility Cures Worldliness

Therefore submit to God. (B)Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

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(A)He raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the (B)needy out of the ash heap,

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And now (A)my head shall be [a]lifted up above my enemies all around me;
Therefore I will offer sacrifices of [b]joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

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  1. Psalm 27:6 Lifted up in honor
  2. Psalm 27:6 joyous shouts

(A)He will guard the feet of His saints,
But the (B)wicked shall be silent in darkness.

“For by strength no man shall prevail.

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52 (A)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.

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The Blessedness of Answered Prayer

A Psalm. A Song (A)at the dedication of the house of David.

30 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have (B)lifted me up,
And have not let my foes (C)rejoice over me.

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Save Your people,
And bless (A)Your inheritance;
Shepherd them also,
(B)And bear them up forever.

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14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; (A)for everyone who exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

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