²¹ He changes times and seasons;^(A)
    he deposes^(B) kings and raises up others.^(C)
He gives wisdom^(D) to the wise
    and knowledge to the discerning.^(E)

⁵ Do not lift your horns against heaven;
    do not speak so defiantly.^(A)’”

⁶ No one from the east or the west
    or from the desert can exalt themselves.
⁷ It is God who judges:^(B)
    He brings one down, he exalts another.^(C)

¹⁴ But I trust^(A) in you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my God.”
¹⁵ My times^(B) are in your hands;
    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
    from those who pursue me.

⁷ He raises the poor^(A) from the dust
    and lifts the needy^(B) from the ash heap;
⁸ he seats them^(C) with princes,
    with the princes of his people.

¹⁵ By me kings reign
    and rulers^(A) issue decrees that are just;
¹⁶ by me princes govern,^(B)
    and nobles—all who rule on earth.^[a]