The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth;(A)
he humbles and he exalts.(B)
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)

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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.

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