- I exalted thee:
- "Go,²°¹ tellª° Jeroboam,ª Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª Forasmuch¹¹ as² I exaltedª° thee from amongª¹ the people,ª and madeª° thee princeª over¹ my peopleª Israel,ª" {1Kg 14:7} + "He raiseth upª° the poorª out of the dust,ª¹ [and] lifteth upª° the beggarª from the dunghill,ª¹ to setª° [them] among¹ princes,ª and to make them inheritª° the throneª of glory:ª for¹ the pillarsª of the earthª [are] the LORD'S,ª and he hath setª° the worldª upon¹ them." {1Sm 2:8} + "And there cameª° a manª of Godª unto¹ Eli,ª and saidª° unto¹ him, Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Did I plainly²° appearª° unto¹ the houseª of thy father,ª when they were¹ in Egyptª in Pharaoh'sª house?ª ... And did I chooseª° him out of all¹¹ the tribesª of Israelª [to be] my priest,ª to offerª° upon¹ mine altar,ª to burnª° incense,ª to wearª° an ephodª beforeª me? and did I giveª° unto the houseª of thy fatherª¹ all¹ the offerings made by fireª of the childrenª of Israel?ª" {1Sm 2:27-28} + "And Samuelª said,ª° When¹ thou¹ [wast] littleª in thine own sight,ª [wast] thou¹ not¹ [made] the headª of the tribesª of Israel,ª and the LORDª anointedª° thee kingª over¹ Israel?ª ... Wherefore¹ then didst thou not¹ obeyª° the voiceª of the LORD,ª but didst flyª° upon¹ the spoil,ª and didstª° evilª in the sightª of the LORD?ª" {1Sm 15:17-19} + "And Nathanª saidª° to¹ David,ª Thou¹ [art] the man.ª Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª I¹ anointedª° thee kingª over¹ Israel,ª and I¹ deliveredª° thee out of the handª¹ of Saul;ª ... Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Behold,¹ I will raise upª° evilª against¹ thee out of thine own house,ª¹ and I will takeª°¹ thy wivesª before thine eyes,ª and giveª° [them] unto thy neighbour,ª and he shall lieª° with¹ thy wivesª in the sightª of this¹ sun.ª" {2Sm 12:7-11} + "He raiseth upª° the poorª out of the dust,ª¹ [and] liftethª° the needyª out of the dunghill;ª¹ ... That he may setª° [him] with¹ princes,ª [even] with¹ the princesª of his people.ª" {Psa 113:7-8} + "He hath put downª° the mightyª fromª [their] seats,ª andª exaltedª° them of low degree.ª" {Lke 1:52}
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