He raises the poor from the dust(A)
and lifts the needy from the trash heap.(B)
He seats them with noblemen(C)
and gives them a throne of honor.[a]
For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;(D)
he has set the world on them.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:8 DSS, LXX add He gives the vow of the one who makes a vow and he blesses the years of the just.

He raises(A) the poor(B) from the dust(C)
    and lifts the needy(D) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
    and has them inherit a throne of honor.(E)

“For the foundations(F) of the earth are the Lord’s;
    on them he has set the world.

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41 But he lifts the needy out of their suffering(A)
and makes their families multiply like flocks.(B)

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41 But he lifted the needy(A) out of their affliction
    and increased their families like flocks.(B)

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