The later part of this chapter, about how we arrogantly make plans, assuming that God will allow our plans to come to fruition, flows from the charge found in verse 10: "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up."
A view of the world that is entirely void of self-interest is rare (impossible?) among human beings, but that's the standard. And it's still somewhat counter intuitive that the way to gain peace and freedom from the pressures of life is to let go of self-interest. The best thing I can do for me is not worry about me.
Easier said than done? Certainly at first. But also progressively easier as we learn to submit to God, recognize the spiritual battle and resist the devil, come near to God, and watch Him come near to us (v. 7-8). He has defeated this enemy. The same God who has delivered a nation through the Red Sea, put a rock through the forehead of a menacing giant, and close the lions' mouths, can quite readily handle whatever situation we might find ourselves in, no matter how daunting or impossible they might seem.
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