Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
In the sight of the Lord - as continually in the presence of Him who alone is to be exalted: the truest incentive to humility. The tree, to grow upwards, must strike its roots downward; so man, to be exalted, must have his mind deep-rooted in humility. In 1 Peter 5:6, "Humble yourselves ... under the mighty hand of God" - namely, in His providential dealings: a distinct thought.
Lift you up - partly in this world, fully in that to come.