Luke 1:48
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48 For he took notice of his lowly servant girl,
and from now on all generations will call me blessed.
Psalm 138:6
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6 Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble,
but he keeps his distance from the proud.
Malachi 3:12
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12 “Then all nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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1 Samuel 1:11
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11 And she made this vow: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut.[a]”
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- 1:11 Some manuscripts add He will drink neither wine nor intoxicants.
Luke 11:27
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27 As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, “God bless your mother—the womb from which you came, and the breasts that nursed you!”
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1 Corinthians 1:26-28
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26 Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy[a] when God called you. 27 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. 28 God chose things despised by the world,[b] things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.
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Psalm 136:23
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23 He remembered us in our weakness.
His faithful love endures forever.
James 2:5-6
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5 Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him? 6 But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
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Luke 1:28
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28 Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings,[a] favored woman! The Lord is with you![b]”
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Psalm 113:7-8
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7 He lifts the poor from the dust
and the needy from the garbage dump.
8 He sets them among princes,
even the princes of his own people!
2 Samuel 7:18-19
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David’s Prayer of Thanks
18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed,
“Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 19 And now, Sovereign Lord, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! Do you deal with everyone this way, O Sovereign Lord?[a]
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- 7:19 Or This is your instruction for all humanity, O Sovereign Lord.
Luke 1:42
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42 Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, “God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed.
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Isaiah 66:2
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2 My hands have made both heaven and earth;
they and everything in them are mine.[a]
I, the Lord, have spoken!
“I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts,
who tremble at my word.
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- 66:2 As in Greek, Latin, and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads these things are.
2 Samuel 7:8
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8 “Now go and say to my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel.
1 Samuel 2:8
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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.
Genesis 30:13
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13 And Leah named him Asher,[a] for she said, “What joy is mine! Now the other women will celebrate with me.”
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- 30:13 Asher means “happy.”
Psalm 102:17
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17 He will listen to the prayers of the destitute.
He will not reject their pleas.
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