כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר רָ֣ם וְנִשָּׂ֗א שֹׁכֵ֥ן עַד֙ וְקָד֣וֹשׁ שְׁמ֔וֹ מָר֥וֹם וְקָד֖וֹשׁ אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹן וְאֶת־דַּכָּא֙ וּשְׁפַל־ר֔וּחַ לְהַחֲיוֹת֙ ר֣וּחַ שְׁפָלִ֔ים וּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹת לֵ֥ב נִדְכָּאִֽים׃
Sapagkat ganito ang sabi ng Mataas at Matayog, na nananahan magpakailanman, at Banal ang Kanyang pangalan: “Sa kaitaasan at sa banal na dako Ako nananahan, ngunit kasama rin ng durog ang loob at mapagpakumbabang espiritu, upang buhayin ang espiritu ng mga mapagpakumbaba at upang buhayin ang puso ng mga nadudurog.”
Kuzari
22. Al Khazari: I will not use this as an argument, as I see two antagonistic religions prevailing, although it is impossible that the truth should be on two opposite sides. It can only be on one or on neither. I have explained to thee in connexion with the verse: 'Behold My servant shall prosper' (Is. lii. 13), that humility and meekness are evidently nearer to the Divine Influence than glory and eminence. The same is visible in these two religions. Christians do not glory in kings, heroes and rich people, but in those who followed Jesus all the time, before His faith had taken firm root among them. They wandered away, or hid themselves, or were killed wherever one of them was found, suffered disgrace and slaughter for the sake of their belief. These are the people in whom they glory, whose ministers they revere, and in whose names they build churches. In the same way did the 'Helpers,' and friends of Islām bear much poverty, until they found assistance. In these, their humility and martyrdom do they glory; not in the princes who boasted of their wealth and power, but rather in those clad in rags and fed scantily on barley bread. Yet, O Jewish Rabbi, they did so in the utmost equanimity and devotion to God. Had I ever seen the Jews act in a like manner for the sake of God, I would place them above the kings of David's house. For I am well aware of what thou didst teach me concerning the words: 'with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit' (Isaiah 57:15), as well as that the light of God only rests upon the souls of the humble.
Duties of the Heart
Regarding both types, it is written: "The L-ord lifts up the meek: He casts the wicked down to the ground" (Tehilim 147:6), and "Though the L-ord be high, yet has He respect unto the lowly: but the proud He knows from afar." (Tehilim 138:6), and it is said about the lowly "the humble shall inherit the land" (Tehilim 37:11), and "the L-ord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the humble" (Yeshaya 61:1), and "With the lofty and the holy ones I dwell, and with the crushed and humble in spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the crushed"(Yeshaya 57:15), and "Before destruction comes pride, and before stumbling [comes] a haughty spirit" (Mishlei 16:18), and "Before ruin, a man's heart becomes haughty, but before honor there is humility." (Mishlei 18:12).
Guide for the Perplexed
Every form of this verb when applied to God has this latter sense—e.g., “Lift up thyself (hinnase), thou judge of the earth” (Ps. 94:2); “Thus saith the High (ram) and Exalted (nissa) One” (Isa. 57:15)—denoting elevation in rank, quality, and power, and not elevation in space.