1 Samuel 2:8-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 He raises the poor from the dust(A)
and lifts the needy from the garbage pile.(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)
9 He guards the steps[b] of His faithful ones,(F)
but the wicked perish in darkness,(G)
for a man does not prevail by his own strength.(H)
10 Those who oppose the Lord will be shattered;[c](I)
He will thunder in the heavens against them.(J)
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.(K)
He will give power to His king;
He will lift up the horn of His anointed.(L)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 2:8 DSS, LXX add He gives the vow of the one who makes a vow and He blesses the years of the just
- 1 Samuel 2:9 Lit feet
- 1 Samuel 2:10 DSS, LXX read The Lord shatters those who dispute with Him
1 Samuel 2:8-10
King James Version
8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.
9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
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