he has toppled the mighty from their thrones and exalted the lowly.

他叫有权柄的失位，叫卑贱的升高；

他叫有权柄的失位，叫卑贱的升高。

他叫有权柄的失位，叫卑贱的升高。

祂使当权者失势，叫谦卑的人升高。

他使有权能的失位，叫卑微的升高，

他把权能者从高位上拉下，又把卑微的人高举。

他叫有權柄的失位，叫卑賤的升高；

他叫有權柄的失位，叫卑賤的升高。

他叫有權柄的失位，叫卑賤的升高。

祂使當權者失勢，叫謙卑的人升高。

他使有權能的失位，叫卑微的升高，

他使有權力的從座位上黜落，使卑微的升高；

他把權能者從高位上拉下，又把卑微的人高舉。

有權者黜其位、卑下者舉而上之、

有權者、黜其位、卑者、舉而上、

有權者黜其位、卑下者升之高、

王侯遭傾覆、卑賤升高位；

He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.

He has brought down rulers from their thrones. But he has lifted up people who are not considered important.

he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate;

He has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble.

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

He has put down the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly.

He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.

He has toppled the mighty from their thrones and exalted the lowly.

He hath put down the mighty from[ their] seats, and exalted them of low degree.

He has brought down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position;

He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly.

Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring down the tall tree, and make the low tree tall. I cause the green tree to wither and make the withered tree thrive. I, the LORD, have spoken and I will do it.’”

he pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.But he lifts the needy out of their suffering and makes their families multiply like flocks.

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

He sets the lowly on high, and mourners are lifted to safety.He frustrates the schemes of the crafty so that they achieve no success.He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.

I tell you, this one went down to his house justified rather than the other, because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the trash heapin order to seat them with nobles— with the nobles of his people.

The LORD brings death and gives life; he sends some down to Sheol, and he raises others up.The LORD brings poverty and gives wealth; he humbles and he exalts.He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the trash heap. He seats them with noblemen and gives them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; he has set the world on them.

For he came from prison to be king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.

He shatters the mighty without an investigation and sets others in their place.Therefore, he recognizes their deeds and overthrows them by night, and they are crushed.In full view of the public, he strikes them for their wickedness,because they turned aside from following him and did not understand any of his waysbut caused the poor to cry out to him, and he heard the outcry of the needy.

Let the brother of humble circumstances boast in his exaltation,but let the rich boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t his sisters here with us?” So they were offended by him.

The bows of the warriors are broken, but the feeble are clothed with strength.

In that day I will restore the fallen shelter of David: I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,