¹⁵ “Now I will make you small among the nations,
    despised by mankind.

⁵¹ He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;^(A)
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.^(B)

² “See, I will make you small^(A) among the nations;
    you will be utterly despised.

⁵ But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    where there was nothing to dread.^(A)
God scattered the bones^(B) of those who attacked you;^(C)
    you put them to shame,^(D) for God despised them.^(E)

⁷ The Lord sends poverty and wealth;^(A)
    he humbles and he exalts.^(B)
8 He raises^(C) the poor^(D) from the dust^(E)
    and lifts the needy^(F) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
    and has them inherit a throne of honor.^(G)

“For the foundations^(H) of the earth are the Lord’s;
    on them he has set the world.