Psalm 75:7


But God is the Judge;
He puts down one and lifts up another.

Psalm 50:6


And the heavens declare His righteousness,
For God Himself is judge. Selah.

1 Samuel 2:7-8


“The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
He brings low and He lifts up.

1 Samuel 15:23


“For rebellion is as [serious as] the sin of divination (fortune-telling),
And disobedience is as [serious as] false religion and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
He also has rejected you as king.”

1 Samuel 15:28

So Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you.

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve for Saul, when I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons.”

2 Samuel 3:17-18

Abner talked with the elders (tribal leaders) of Israel, saying, “In times past you were seeking for David to be king over you.

2 Samuel 5:2

In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out [to war] and brought Israel in [from battle]. And the Lord told you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel and be ruler over them.’”

2 Samuel 6:21

So David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord [that I did this], who chose me above your father and all his house, to appoint me as ruler over Israel, the people of the Lord. Therefore I will celebrate [in pure enjoyment] before the Lord.

Psalm 58:11


Men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God who judges on the earth.”

Psalm 113:7-8


He raises the poor out of the dust
And lifts the needy from the ash heap,

Psalm 147:6


The Lord lifts up the humble;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.

Jeremiah 27:4-8

Command them to go to their masters, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, you shall say this to your masters:

Daniel 2:21-22


“It is He who changes the times and the seasons;
He removes kings and establishes kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise
And [greater] knowledge to those who have understanding!

Daniel 2:37

You, O king, are the king of [earthly] kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength and the glory;

Daniel 5:18

O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and greatness and glory and majesty;

Luke 1:52


“He has brought down rulers from their thrones,
And exalted those who were humble.

John 15:16

You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give to you.

Romans 11:15

For if their [present] rejection [of salvation] is for the reconciliation of the world [to God], what will their acceptance [of salvation] be but [nothing less than] life from the dead?

Galatians 1:15

But when God, who had chosen me and set me apart before I was born, and called me through His grace, was pleased

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

He putteth

Psalm 113:7

He raises the poor out of the dust
And lifts the needy from the ash heap,
1 Samuel 2:7

“The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
He brings low and He lifts up.
1 Samuel 15:23

“For rebellion is as [serious as] the sin of divination (fortune-telling),
And disobedience is as [serious as] false religion and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
He also has rejected you as king.”
1 Samuel 16:1
The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve for Saul, when I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons.”
2 Samuel 3:17
Abner talked with the elders (tribal leaders) of Israel, saying, “In times past you were seeking for David to be king over you.
2 Samuel 5:2
In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out [to war] and brought Israel in [from battle]. And the Lord told you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel and be ruler over them.’”
2 Samuel 6:21
So David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord [that I did this], who chose me above your father and all his house, to appoint me as ruler over Israel, the people of the Lord. Therefore I will celebrate [in pure enjoyment] before the Lord.
Jeremiah 27:4
Command them to go to their masters, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, you shall say this to your masters:
Daniel 2:22

“It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things;
He knows what is in the darkness,
And the light dwells with Him.
Daniel 5:18
O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and greatness and glory and majesty;
Luke 1:52

“He has brought down rulers from their thrones,
And exalted those who were humble.
John 15:16
You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give to you.
Romans 11:15
For if their [present] rejection [of salvation] is for the reconciliation of the world [to God], what will their acceptance [of salvation] be but [nothing less than] life from the dead?
Galatians 1:15
But when God, who had chosen me and set me apart before I was born, and called me through His grace, was pleased

General references

Isaiah 22:19

“I will depose you from your office,
And you will be pulled down from your position [of importance].
Lamentations 3:38

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
That both adversity (misfortune) and good (prosperity, happiness) proceed?