Psalm 18:27
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
Cross-references
Psalm 9:18 assures the needy will not be forgotten, reinforcing God's saving of the humble in Psalm 18:27.
Psalm 34:6 gives an example of a poor man crying out and being saved, illustrating the saving of the humble in Psalm 18:27.
Psalm 34:19 affirms the Lord delivers the righteous from many afflictions, aligning with the saving of the humble in Psalm 18:27.
In Psalm 101:5, the king vows to destroy the haughty — directly mirroring God's judgment on haughty eyes.
In Psalm 10:4, the proud wicked do not seek God — describing the attitude God brings down in Psalm 18:27.
In Psalm 17:10, the wicked speak arrogantly — a description of the haughty that God opposes.
Psalm 40:17 expresses personal trust that God saves the poor and needy, echoing the promise to save the humble in Psalm 18:27.
In James 2:5, God chooses the poor to be rich in faith — the same principle of saving the humble.
2 Samuel 22:28 is the parallel account of David's song, repeating verbatim the statement about saving the humble and humbling the proud.
Luke 18:14 states 'everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the humble will be exalted' — the same principle of God's reversal.
In Luke 1:52, Mary echoes this: God brings down the mighty and exalts the humble — a direct parallel.
In Isaiah 66:2, God looks to the humble and contrite — the same people He saves in Psalm 18:27.
Isaiah 57:15 declares God dwells with the contrite and lowly, complementing the saving of the humble in Psalm 18:27.
Isaiah 10:12 mentions God punishing 'the boastful look in his eyes' of the Assyrian king, directly paralleling the haughty eyes brought low.
Proverbs 6:17 lists 'haughty eyes' as something the Lord hates, directly echoing the same phrase and concept of God opposing pride.
Isaiah 2:11 says 'the haughty looks of man shall be brought low' — an almost identical statement to Psalm 18:27 about God humbling the proud.
Luke 14:11 repeats the same maxim: 'whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted' — a direct NT parallel.
Isaiah 3:9 says 'the look on their faces testifies against them' — their haughty expression mirrors the haughty eyes God brings down.
In Luke 1:53, the reversal continues: the hungry are filled, the rich sent away — similar theme of humbling the proud.
In 2 Corinthians 8:9, Christ's voluntary poverty exemplifies humility leading to exaltation — a parallel to God saving the humble.
In 2 Corinthians 10:5, Paul describes destroying lofty opinions — echoing God bringing down haughty eyes here.
Isaiah 47:1 calls Babylon to 'come down and sit in the dust' — a humbling of the proud nation, echoing God bringing down the haughty.
Proverbs 30:12 describes those 'clean in their own eyes' — a form of self-righteous pride that parallels the haughty eyes brought low.