Though the Lord is exalted, he takes note of the lowly, and recognizes the proud from far away.

he sets ¹  the lowly ²  on high, that those who mourn ³  are raised ⁴  to safety.

It is better to be lowly in spirit ¹  with the afflicted than to share the spoils ²  with the proud.

Now the believer ¹  of humble means ²  should take pride ³  in his high position. ⁴ 

A person’s pride ¹  will bring him low, ²  but one who has a lowly spirit ³  will gain honor.

I will leave in your midst a humble and meek group of people, ¹  and they will find safety in the Lord’s presence. ² 

He has brought down the mighty ¹  from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position; ² 

I will restore the fortunes of Egypt, and will bring them back ¹  to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin; there they will be an insignificant kingdom.

with all humility and gentleness, ¹  with patience, bearing with ²  one another in love,

When pride ¹  comes, ²  then comes disgrace, ³  but with humility ⁴  comes ⁵  wisdom.

The Lord told me, ¹  “Tell the king and the queen mother, ‘Surrender your thrones, ²  for your glorious crowns will be removed ³  from your heads. ⁴ 

Take my yoke ¹  on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. ¹  For ²  from now on ³  all generations will call me blessed, ⁴ 

Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. ¹  Do not be conceited. ² 

For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules ¹  forever, whose name is holy: “I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, ²  in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged. ³ 

Fools ¹  are placed in many positions of authority, ²  while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.

this is what the sovereign Lord says: Tear off the turban, ¹  take off the crown! Things must change! ²  Exalt the lowly, bring down the proud! ³ 

Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition ¹  or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.

who will transform these humble bodies of ours ¹  into the likeness of his glorious body by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself.

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate ¹  and victorious, ²  humble and riding on a donkey ³  – on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.