⁷ The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth;^(A)
he humbles and he exalts.^(B)
8 He raises the poor from the dust^(C)
and lifts the needy from the trash heap.^(D)
He seats them with noblemen^(E)
and gives them a throne of honor.^[a]
For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;^(F)
he has set the world on them.^(G)

⁶ The heavens proclaim his righteousness,^(A)
for God is the Judge.^(B)Selah

⁵² he has toppled the mighty from their thrones
and exalted the lowly.^(A)
53 He has satisfied the hungry with good things^(B)
and sent the rich away empty.