Psalm 75:7
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7 but it is God who executes judgment,
putting down one and lifting up another.(A)
Luke 1:52
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52 He has brought down the powerful from their thrones
and lifted up the lowly;(A)
Daniel 2:21-22
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21 He changes times and seasons,
deposes kings and sets up kings;
he gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to those who have understanding.(A)
22 He reveals deep and hidden things;
he knows what is in the darkness,
and light dwells with him.(B)
Psalm 147:6
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6 The Lord lifts up the downtrodden;
he casts the wicked to the ground.
Psalm 113:7-8
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7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 to make them sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
Psalm 50:6
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6 The heavens declare his righteousness,
for God himself is judge. Selah(A)
John 15:16
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16 You did not choose me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.(A)
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Jeremiah 27:4-8
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4 Give them this charge for their masters: Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: This is what you shall say to your masters: 5 It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the people and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever I please.(A) 6 Now I have given all these lands into the hand of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, my servant, and I have given him even the wild animals of the field to serve him.(B) 7 All the nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings shall make him their slave.(C)
8 But if any nation or kingdom will not serve this king, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, then I will punish that nation with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, says the Lord, until I have completed its destruction by his hand.(D)
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2 Samuel 6:21
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21 David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me in place of your father and all his household, to appoint me as prince over Israel, the people of the Lord—I will dance before the Lord.(A)
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1 Samuel 2:7-8
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7 The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
he brings low; he also exalts.(A)
8 He raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and on them he has set the world.(B)
1 Samuel 16:1
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David Anointed as King
16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”(A)
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Psalm 58:11
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11 People will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who judges[a] on earth.”(A)
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- 58.11 Or there are gods who judge
1 Samuel 15:28
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28 And Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this very day and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.(A)
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1 Samuel 15:23
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23 For rebellion is no less a sin than divination,
and stubbornness is like iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
he has also rejected you from being king.”(A)
Galatians 1:15
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15 But when the one[a] who had set me apart before I was born and called me through his grace was pleased(A)
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- 1.15 Other ancient authorities read God
Daniel 5:18
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18 As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar kingship, greatness, glory, and majesty.(A)
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Daniel 2:37
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37 You, O king, the king of kings—to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the might, and the glory,(A)
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2 Samuel 5:2
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2 For some time, while Saul was king over us, it was you who led out Israel and brought it in. The Lord said to you, ‘It is you who shall be shepherd of my people Israel, you who shall be ruler over Israel.’ ”(A)
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2 Samuel 3:17-18
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17 Abner sent word to the elders of Israel, saying, “For some time past you have been seeking David as king over you. 18 Now then bring it about, for the Lord has promised David: Through my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and from all their enemies.”(A)
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Romans 11:15
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15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
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