Exalted

Psalm 107:40-41  . . . he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.

Psalm 113:7-8 He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap, that he may set him with princes . . . [1 Samuel 2:8 is virtually identical]

Proverbs 15:33  . . . humility comes before honor [(NIV) – repeated in Proverbs 18:12].

Luke 1:52 He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.

Expressed poetically:

Isaiah 40:4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low. . . .

Ezekiel 17:24  . . . I, the Lord, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree flourish. . . .

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