1 Samuel 2:6-8

Good News Translation

^6 (A)The Lord kills and restores to life;
    he sends people to the world of the dead
    and brings them back again.
⁷ He makes some people poor and others rich;
    he humbles some and makes others great.
⁸ He lifts the poor from the dust
    and raises the needy from their misery.
He makes them companions of princes
    and puts them in places of honor.
The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord;
    on them he has built the world.