Psalm 147:6
The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
Cross-references
In Psalm 25:9, the Lord leads and teaches the humble, complementing His lifting them up here.
In Psalm 37:11, the meek inherit the land, reinforcing the psalm's theme that God exalts the humble.
Psalm 55:23 echoes the same theme: God casts down the wicked, reinforcing the promise of justice.
Psalm 73:18 describes God setting the wicked in slippery places to fall — a vivid parallel to casting them to the ground.
In Psalm 145:14, God upholds the falling and raises the bowed down — the same divine action of lifting the humble described here.
In Psalm 146:8, God lifts up those bowed down — an almost identical statement to this verse about the humble.
In Psalm 146:9, God upholds the vulnerable while bringing the wicked to ruin, mirroring the contrast here between lifting humble and casting down wicked.
Psalm 102:10 describes being thrown down by God's anger — in contrast, Psalm 147:6 reserves that fate for the wicked, not the afflicted.
In Psalm 149:4, God takes pleasure in his people and adorns the humble with salvation — similar theme of favor on the humble.
In 1 Samuel 2:8, Hannah sings that God raises the poor from the dust — the same pattern of exalting the lowly seen here.
In Matthew 5:5, Jesus blesses the meek who will inherit the earth — a clear echo of God exalting the humble.
In James 4:10, humbling before God leads to exaltation — directly parallels the promise that God lifts up the humble.
In 1 Peter 5:6, God exalts the humble at the proper time — a direct parallel to God lifting up the humble here.
2 Peter 2:4-9 shows God casting down the wicked (angels, flood, Sodom) while rescuing the godly — same pattern as lifting the humble.
Ezekiel 28:17 records God casting down the proud prince of Tyre — a specific instance of the general principle in Psalm 147:6.
Numbers 12:3 highlights Moses' meekness — an example of the humble person God later defends and lifts up, as in Psalm 147:6.