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A Song of Ascents. Of David. O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”
But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.
Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,
Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.
And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.”
The twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
Not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,
The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. ...
Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.
On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. Though if I should wish to boast, I would not be a fool, for I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. ...
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God,
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling,
So that no human being might boast in the presence of God.
God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are,
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me.
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
Lest you be wise in your own sight, I want you to understand this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear.
Do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you.
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.
That is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.
So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.”
And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk?
If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
He must increase, but I must decrease.”
The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.
Even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”
A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves.
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’”
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you.
In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed.
And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.
But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”
John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
He has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate;
And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
And whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”
And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
And whoever would be first among you must be your slave,
It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.”
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
But I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly. They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,
“On that day you shall not be put to shame because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me; for then I will remove from your midst your proudly exultant ones, and you shall no longer be haughty in my holy mountain.
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
But as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind.
That you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I atone for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord God.”
Correct me, O Lord, but in justice; not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.”
All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
What shall I say? For he has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. I walk slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth.
I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.
Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man.
One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
For it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen
Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great,
The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor.
The Lord lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground.
Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.
O Lord, what is man that you regard him, or the son of man that you think of him?
Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.
For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly, but the haughty he knows from afar.
A Prayer of David. Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
I was brutish and ignorant; I was like a beast toward you.
When the humble see it they will be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.
He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord! May your hearts live forever!
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people.
O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
‘Hear, and I will speak; I will question you, and you make it known to me.’ I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but I will proceed no further.”
“Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was pinched off from a piece of clay.
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he. And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, he burned with anger. And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said: “I am young in years, and you are aged; therefore I was timid and afraid to declare my opinion to you. I said, ‘Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.’
How much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!”
Behold, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure in his eyes;
For when they are humbled you say, ‘It is because of pride’; but he saves the lowly.
If I am guilty, woe to me! If I am in the right, I cannot lift up my head, for I am filled with disgrace and look on my affliction.
Though I am in the right, I cannot answer him; I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.
How then can I answer him, choosing my words with him?
Visit him every morning and test him every moment?
What is man, that you make so much of him, and that you set your heart on him,
He sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, seeing that you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a remnant as this,
Because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and you have humbled yourself before me and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the Lord.
But who is able to build him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him?
Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great?”
“But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.
And this was a small thing in your eyes, O God. You have also spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, O Lord God!
Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? And this was a small thing in your eyes, O God. You have also spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, O Lord God! And what more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant. For your servant's sake, O Lord, and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. There is none like you, O Lord, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. ...
“Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; but in his son's days I will bring the disaster upon his house.”
And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in.
And he paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?”
And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. You have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God!
Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. You have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God! And what more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Lord God! Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have brought about all this greatness, to make your servant know it. Therefore you are great, O Lord God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. ...
Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?
Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the Lord, for the king of Israel has come out to seek a single flea like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog! After a flea!
And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and who are my relatives, my father's clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?” But at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife. Now Saul's daughter Michal loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. Saul thought, “Let me give her to him, that she may be a snare for him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall now be my son-in-law.” And Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David in private and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now then become the king's son-in-law.’” ...
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.”
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.
Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.”
Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes.
But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
And the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.