⁸ 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.

¹⁶ The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke^(A) of the Lord,
    at the blast^(B) of breath from his nostrils.

⁸ or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
    or let the fish in the sea inform you.

⁹ Which of all these does not know^(A)
    that the hand of the Lord has done this?^(B)