Psalms 18:27

“For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.”

"For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks." - Psalms 18:27
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What does Psalms 18:27 mean?

Psalms 18:27 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks." This verse is part of a larger psalm, attributed to King David, and is a prayer of thanksgiving for God's deliverance from his enemies. The verse…

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The Lifting of the Lowly: Finding Refuge in Affliction

In Psalm 18:27, we find a profound assurance woven into the fabric of God's character: "For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks." This single verse encapsulates the divine promise of salvation for the lowly and downtrodden while simultaneously…

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A Prayer for the Afflicted: Trusting in God's Deliverance

Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, I come before you with a heart overflowing with gratitude and humility. I thank you for your everlasting love and mercy that are new every morning. As I reflect on your word in Psalm 18:27, "For thou wilt save the afflicted…

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Psalms 18:27 - "For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks."
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Psalms 22:18 - "They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture."
"They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay." - Psalms 18:18
"The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies." - Psalms 104:18
Psalms 18:18 - "They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay."
"Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth." - Psalms 89:27
"It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me." - Psalms 18:47
Psalms 34:18
"The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever." - Psalms 37:18
Psalms 34:18
Psalms 37:27 - "Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore."
"The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places." - Psalms 18:45
"And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:" - Psalms 136:18
"These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season." - Psalms 104:27
Psalms 105:27 - "They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham."
Psalms 107:27 - "They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end."
Psalms 109:27 - "That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it."
"For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?" - Psalms 18:31
Psalms 102:27 - "But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end."
Psalms 106:27 - "To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands."
"The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit." - Psalms 34:18
"He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:" - Psalms 78:27
Psalms 69:27 - "Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness."
Psalms 89:27 - "Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth."
Psalms 68:27 - "There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali."
Psalms 27:9 - "Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation."
Psalms 78:18 - "And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust."
"Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins." - Psalms 25:18