'Lifts' in the Bible

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

“He raises up the poor from the dust,He lifts up the needy from the ash heapTo make them sit with nobles,And inherit a seat of honor and glory;For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,And He set the land on them.

You say, ‘See, I have struck down and defeated Edom.’ Your heart lifts you up to boast [about your victory]. Now stay at home; why should you meddle and court disaster so that you, even you, will fall and Judah with you?”

So that He sets on high those who are lowly,And He lifts to safety those who mourn.

“When you are cast down and humbled, you will speak with confidence,And the humble person He will lift up and save.

“The east wind lifts him up, and he is gone;It sweeps him out of his place.

“Yet when she lifts herself on high,[So swift is she that] she laughs at the horse and his rider.

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

For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind,Which lifted up the waves of the sea.

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

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;The Lord loves the righteous [the upright in heart].

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

Therefore, the Lord God of hosts says this, “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrian who strikes you with a rod and lifts up his staff against you, as [the king of] Egypt did.

Therefore the Lord waits [expectantly] and longs to be gracious to you,And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.For the Lord is a God of justice;Blessed (happy, fortunate) are all those who long for Him [since He will never fail them].

“Do not let him (the Chaldean defender) who bends his bow bend it,Nor let him rise up in his coat of armor.So do not spare her young men;Devote her entire army to destruction.

I led them gently with cords of a man, with bonds of love [guiding them],And I was to them as one who lifts up and eases the yoke [of the law] over their jaws;And I bent down to them and fed them.

so that I may attain to the resurrection [that will raise me] from the dead.