1 Samuel 2:6-8

Common English Bible

⁶ The Lord!
    He brings death, gives life,
        takes down to the grave,^[a] and raises up!
⁷ The Lord!
He makes poor, gives wealth,
    brings low, but also lifts up high!
⁸ God raises the poor from the dust,
    lifts up the needy from the garbage pile.
    God sits them with officials,
    gives them the seat of honor!
The pillars of the earth belong to the Lord;
    he set the world on top of them!