(A)He raises the poor from the dust,
(B)He lifts the needy from the garbage heap
(C)To seat them with nobles,
And He gives them a seat of honor as an inheritance;
(D)For the pillars of the earth are the Lords,
And He set the world on them.
(E)He watches over the feet of His godly ones,
(F)But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness;
(G)For not by might shall a person prevail.
10 (H)Those who contend with the Lord will be terrified;
(I)Against them He will thunder in the heavens,
(J)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
(K)And He will give strength to His king,
(L)And will exalt the [a]horn of His anointed.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:10 I.e., strength

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.
He will guard the feet(G) of his faithful servants,(H)
    but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.(I)

“It is not by strength(J) that one prevails;
10     those who oppose the Lord will be broken.(K)
The Most High will thunder(L) from heaven;
    the Lord will judge(M) the ends of the earth.

“He will give strength(N) to his king
    and exalt the horn(O) of his anointed.”

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