that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.

That the kingdom may be humble, That it may not lift itself up, To keep his covenant--that it may stand.

that the kingdom might be abased, that it might not lift itself up, that it might keep his covenant in order to stand.