Psalms 18:27
For you will save the afflicted people, but the arrogant eyes you will bring down.
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
In Context
26With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
28For you will light my lamp, LORD. My God will light up my darkness.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:28You will save the afflicted people, but your eyes are on the arrogant, that you may bring them down.
Psalms 10:4The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.
Psalms 17:13Arise, LORD, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,
Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.
Psalms 101:5I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.
Proverbs 30:12There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 18:21-29
Devout Thanksgivings; Devout Confidence 20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord , and have not wickedly departed from my God. 22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. 23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. 24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in… Read the whole commentary →