11 he (A)sets on high those who are lowly,
    and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

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11 The lowly he sets on high,(A)
    and those who mourn(B) are lifted(C) to safety.

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but it is (A)God who executes judgment,
    (B)putting down one and lifting up another.

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It is God who judges:(A)
    He brings one down, he exalts another.(B)

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40 (A)he pours contempt on princes
    and (B)makes them wander (C)in trackless wastes;
41 but (D)he raises up the needy out of affliction
    and (E)makes their families like flocks.

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40 he who pours contempt on nobles(A)
    made them wander in a trackless waste.(B)
41 But he lifted the needy(C) out of their affliction
    and increased their families like flocks.(D)

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He (A)raises the poor from the dust
    and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
to make them (B)sit with princes,
    with the princes of his people.

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He raises the poor(A) from the dust
    and lifts the needy(B) from the ash heap;
he seats them(C) with princes,
    with the princes of his people.

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The Lord (A)lifts up the humble;[a]
    he casts the wicked to the ground.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 147:6 Or afflicted

The Lord sustains the humble(A)
    but casts the wicked(B) to the ground.

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26 thus says the Lord God: Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things shall not remain as they are. (A)Exalt that which is low, and bring low that which is exalted.

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26 this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Take off the turban, remove the crown.(A) It will not be as it was: The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low.(B)

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10 (A)Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

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10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.(A)

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