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1 Samuel 2:7-9
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:7-9
International Standard Version
7 The Lord makes people poor
and he makes people rich,
he brings them low,
and he also exalts them.
8 He raises the poor up from the dust,
he lifts up the needy from the trash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
Indeed the pillars of the earth belong to the Lord,
and he has set the world on them.
9 He guards the steps[a] of his faithful ones,
while the wicked are made silent[b] in darkness.
He grants the request of the one who prays.[c]
He blesses the year of the righteous.[d]
Indeed it’s not by strength that a person prevails.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 2:9 Lit. feet; cf. 4QSama
- 1 Samuel 2:9 Or are destroyed
- 1 Samuel 2:9 So 4QSama LXX; MT lacks this line
- 1 Samuel 2:9 So 4QSama LXX; MT lacks this line
1 Samuel 2:7-9
New International Version
1 Samuel 2:7-9
New International Version
7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(A)
he humbles and he exalts.(B)
8 He raises(C) the poor(D) from the dust(E)
and lifts the needy(F) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.(G)
“For the foundations(H) of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world.
9 He will guard the feet(I) of his faithful servants,(J)
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.(K)
“It is not by strength(L) that one prevails;
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