1 Samuel 2:8

2:8 He lifts the weak13 from the dust;

he raises14 the poor from the ash heap

to seat them with princes

and to bestow on them an honored position.15

The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord,

and he has placed the world on them.

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13	tn Or “lowly”; Heb “insignificant.”
14	tn The imperfect verbal form, which is parallel to the participle in the preceding line, is best understood here as indicating what typically happens.
15	tn Heb “a seat of honor.”