¹¹ He gives prosperity to the poor
    and protects those who suffer.

⁷ He lifts the poor from the dust
    and the needy from the garbage dump.

⁷ The Lord makes some poor and others rich;
    he brings some down and lifts others up.
⁸ He lifts the poor from the dust
    and the needy from the garbage dump.
He sets them among princes,
    placing them in seats of honor.
For all the earth is the Lord’s,
    and he has set the world in order.

²¹ God blesses you who are hungry now,
    for you will be satisfied.
God blesses you who weep now,
    for in due time you will laugh.

⁵² He has brought down princes from their thrones
    and exalted the humble.
⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things
    and sent the rich away with empty hands.

⁴¹ But he rescues the poor from trouble
    and increases their families like flocks of sheep.

¹⁴ The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me.
    I will protect those who trust in my name.

²⁷ The eternal God is your refuge,
    and his everlasting arms are under you.
He drives out the enemy before you;
    he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’