You deliver oppressed ¹  people, but you watch the proud and bring them down. ² 

biblegateway 2Sa 22:28

"And You save an afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase.

You rescue an afflicted people, but Your eyes are set against the proud--You humble them.

You save humble people, but your eyes bring down arrogant people.

biblegateway 2Sa 22:28

You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.

You save a humble people, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.

bibleoremus 2Sa 22:28

You deliver a humble people, but your eyes are upon the haughty to bring them down.

You bring humble folk to safety, but humiliate those who look so high and mighty.

biblegateway 2Sa 22:28

You will save the humble people; But Your eyes are on the haughty, that You may bring them down.

And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes [are] upon the haughty, [that] thou mayest bring [them] down.

biblegateway 2Sa 22:28

You deliver oppressed ¹  people, but you watch the proud and bring them down. ² 

¹ tn Or perhaps “humble” (so NIV, NRSV, NLT; note the contrast with those who are proud).

² tc Heb “but your eyes are upon the proud, you bring low.” Ps 18:27 reads “but proud eyes you bring low.”