Does an ax exalt itself
above the one who chops with it?
Does a saw magnify itself
above the one who saws with it?
It would be like a staff waving the one who lifts it!
It would be like a rod lifting a man who isn’t wood!

and on that day you will say:
“Give thanks to Yahweh; proclaim His name!
Celebrate His works among the peoples.
Declare that His name is exalted.

Human pride will be humbled,
and the loftiness of men will be brought low;
the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

So human pride will be brought low,
and the loftiness of men will be humbled;
the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

But the Lord of Hosts is exalted by His justice,
and the holy God is distinguished by righteousness.

The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

“Now I will rise up,” says the Lord.
“Now I will lift Myself up.
Now I will be exalted.

The earth mourns and withers;
the world wastes away and withers;
the exalted people of the earth waste away.

Yahweh, You are my God;
I will exalt You. I will praise Your name,
for You have accomplished wonders,
plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

See, My Servant will act wisely;
He will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted.

For the High and Exalted One
who lives forever, whose name is Holy says this:
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.