1 Samuel 2:6-8

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁶ “The Lord kills, and he gives life.
He makes ⌞people⌟ go down to the grave, and he raises them up ⌞again⌟.
⁷ The Lord causes poverty and grants wealth.
He humbles ⌞people⌟; he also promotes them.
⁸ He raises the poor from the dust.
He lifts the needy from the trash heap
in order to make them sit with nobles
and even to make them inherit a glorious throne.

“The pillars of the earth are the Lord’s.
He has set the world on them.