Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
You save the nation who is humble but your eyes watch the proud, to bring them down.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
Holman Bible
but Your eyes are set against the proud—
You humble them.
A Conservative Version
And the afflicted people thou will save, but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou may bring them down.
American Standard Version
And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
Amplified
“And You save the afflicted people;
But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase (humiliate).
Bible in Basic English
For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.
Darby Translation
And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, whom thou bringest down.
Julia Smith Translation
And the people of affliction thou wilt save: And thine eyes upon the lifted-up, thou wilt humble.
King James 2000
And the afflicted people you will save: but your eyes are upon the haughty, that you may bring them down.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Humble people you will deliver, but your eyes [are] on the haughty, [whom] you bring down.
Modern King James verseion
And You will save the afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the proud, whom You bring low.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the people that are in adversity, thou shalt help. And on the proud shalt thou cast thine eyes.
NET Bible
You deliver oppressed people, but you watch the proud and bring them down.
New Heart English Bible
You will save the afflicted people, But your eyes are on the proud, that you may bring them down.
The Emphasized Bible
And, a patient people, thou didst save, - but, thine eyes, were on the lofty - thou layedst them low;
Webster
And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thy eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
World English Bible
You will save the afflicted people, But your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.
Themes
God » The incarnation of Christ, both a mystery and a revelation » Vision of
Vision » Of Christ, full of compassion » Divine, comprehends all human life
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 22:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Victory Song Of David
27 In the company of the pure you demonstrate your purity. In the company of the perverted you will appear to be perverse. 28 You save the nation who is humble but your eyes watch the proud, to bring them down. 29 For you are my lamp, LORD, the LORD who illuminates my darkness.
Cross References
Psalm 72:12-13
For he will deliver the needy when they cry out for help, and the poor when there is no deliverer.
Isaiah 5:15
Humanity is brought low, and each one is humbled, while the eyes of the self-exalting are brought low.
Exodus 3:7-8
The LORD said, "I have certainly seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their cry caused by their slave masters. I really do understand their pain,
Isaiah 2:11-12
The haughty looks of mankind will be brought low, the lofty pride of human beings will be humbled, and the LORD alone will be exalted at that time.
Isaiah 2:17
"Humanity's haughtiness will be humbled, male arrogance will be brought low, and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
Exodus 9:14-17
Indeed, this time I'm sending all my plagues against you, your officials, and your people, so you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth.
Exodus 10:3
Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, "This is what the LORD God of the Hebrews says: "How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so they may serveme.
Exodus 18:11
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, because of what happened to the Egyptians when they acted arrogantly against Israel."
Job 40:11-12
dispensed the fury of your anger, made sure that you have humbled every proud person,
Psalm 12:5
"Because the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise," says the LORD, "I will establish in safety those who yearn for it."
Psalm 138:6
Though the LORD is highly exalted, yet he pays attention to those who are lowly regarded, but he is aware of the arrogant from afar.
Psalm 140:12
I know that the LORD will act on behalf of the tormented, providing justice for the needy.
Proverbs 21:4
A proud attitude, accompanied by a haughty look, is sin; they reveal wicked people.
Isaiah 37:23
Whom have you insulted and reviled? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
Isaiah 37:28-29
""I know when you rise up and when you sit down, your comings and goings and how you've become enraged at me.
Isaiah 61:1-3
"The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed and to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and release from darkness for the prisoners;
Isaiah 63:9
In all their distress he wasn't distressed, but the angel of his presence saved them; in his acts of love and in his acts of pity he redeemed them; he carried them and lifted them up all the days of old.
Daniel 4:37
In conclusion, I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and give glory to the King of heaven: For everything he does is true, his ways are just, and he is able to humble those who walk in pride."
Matthew 5:3
"How blessed are those who are destitute in spirit, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them!
James 4:6-7
But he gives all the more grace. And so he says, "God opposes the arrogant but gives grace to the humble."
1 Peter 5:5-6
In a similar way, you young people must submit to the elders. All of you must clothe yourselves with humility for the sake of each other, because: "God opposes the arrogant, but gives grace to the humble."