Charles Ellicott Commentary James 4:10

"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you." — James 4:10 (ASV)

Humble yourselves . . .—Read, Humble yourselves therefore before the Lord, and He shall lift you up.

For thus says the high and lofty One (Isaiah 57:15), I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite. (Compare to 1 Peter 5:6).

“God,” says Thomas à Kempis, “protects the humble and delivers him; He loves and consoles him; He inclines Himself towards the humble man, He bestows on him exceeding grace, and after his humiliation He lifts him up to glory; He reveals his secrets to the humble, and sweetly draws and leads him to Himself.”