1 Samuel 2:7-9

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⁷The Lord makes some poor,
    and he makes others rich.
He humbles some people,
    and he honors others.
⁸He raises the poor from the dust,
    and he takes away their sadness.^[a]
He makes them important
    and seats them with princes and at the places for honored guests.
The Lord made the whole world,
    and the whole world belongs to him.^[b]

⁹He protects his holy people.
    He keeps them from stumbling.
But evil people will be destroyed.
    They will fall in the darkness.
    Their power won’t help them win.

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Footnotes

1 Samuel 2:8 he … sadness Literally, “he picks up the poor from the ashes.”
1 Samuel 2:8 The Lord made … to him Literally, “The whole world, even to its foundations, belongs to the Lord. He set the world on those pillars.”