2 Samuel 22:28

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Summary

2 Samuel 22:28

And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

Afflicted

Matthew 5:3

But thine

Bible References

Afflicted

And Yahweh said, "Surely I have seen the misery of my people who [are] in Egypt, and I have heard their cry of distress because of their oppressors, for I know their sufferings.

"Because of [the] oppression of [the] afflicted, because of [the] groaning of [the] poor, now I will rise up," Yahweh says. "I shall put [them] in [the] safety [for which] they long."

Indeed he will deliver [the] needy [who is] crying for help, and [the] afflicted [who] has no helper.

I know that Yahweh will maintain [the] cause of [the] afflicted, [and] justice for [the] needy.

[The] Spirit of the Lord Yahweh [is] upon me, because Yahweh has anointed me, he has sent me to bring good news [to the] oppressed, to bind up {the brokenhearted}, to {proclaim} release to [the] captives and liberation to those who are bound,

In all their distress, {there was no distress}, and the messenger of his {presence} saved them, in his love and compassion he himself redeemed them, and he lifted them up, and he supported them all [the] days of old.

"Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

But thine

For at this time I [am] sending all of my plagues {to you personally} and among your servants and among your people so that you will know that there is no one like me in all the earth.

And Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and they said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, 'Until when will you refuse to submit before me? Release my people so that they may serve me.

Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all the gods, {even in the matter where they the Egyptians dealt arrogantly against the Israelites}."

Pour out the overflowing of your anger, and look at all [the] proud, and humble them.

Though Yahweh [is] high, yet he sees [the] lowly, but [the] proud he perceives at a distance.

Haughtiness of [the] eyes and pride of heart, [the] lamp of the wicked [are] sin.

The {haughty eyes} of humanity will be brought low, and the pride of everyone will be humbled, and Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day.

And humankind is bowed down, and man is brought low, and [the] eyes of [the] haughty are humiliated.

Whom have you taunted and blasphemed, and against whom have you raised up [your] voice and lifted your eyes upward? To the holy one of Israel!

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and honor the king of heaven, for all his works [are] truth, and his ways [are] justice and that he is able to humble those who walk in pride."

But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

In the same way, younger men, be subject to the elders, and all [of you] clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.