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1 Samuel 2:8–9

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8“aHe raises the poor from the dust,

bHe lifts the needy from the ash heap

cTo make them sit with nobles,

And inherit a seat of honor;

dFor the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,

And He set the world on them.

9“aHe keeps the feet of His godly ones,

bBut the wicked ones are silenced in darkness;

cFor not by might shall a man prevail.

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Cross references

  1. aJob 42:10–12; Ps 75:7; 113:7
  2. b2 Sam 7:8; Dan 2:48; James 2:5
  3. cJob 36:7; Ps 113:8
  4. dJob 38:4–6; Ps 75:3; 104:5
  5. aPs 91:11, 12; 121:3; Prov 3:26; 1 Pet 1:5
  6. bMatt 8:12
  7. cPs 33:16, 17

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He raises up the poor from the dust;

he lifts the needy from the ash heap

to make them sit with princes

and inherit a seat of honor.

For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,

and on them he has set the world.

“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,

but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,

for not by might shall a man prevail.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He raises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the ash heap;

he seats them with princes

and has them inherit a throne of honor.

“For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;

on them he has set the world.

He will guard the feet of his faithful servants,

but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.

“It is not by strength that one prevails;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the trash heap.

He seats them with noblemen

and gives them a throne of honor.

For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;

he has set the world on them.

He guards the steps of his faithful ones,

but the wicked perish in darkness,

for a person does not prevail by his own strength.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

“He will protect his faithful ones,

but the wicked will disappear in darkness.

No one will succeed by strength alone.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He raises up the poor from the dust.

From the ash heap he lifts up the needy,

to cause them to sit with noble people

and to cause them to inherit a seat of honor.

For the pillars of the earth belong to Yahweh

and he has set the inhabited world on them.

He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,

but the wicked will be destroyed in the darkness,

because a man will not prevail by his might.

KJV 1900King James Version

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,

And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill,

To set them among princes,

And to make them inherit the throne of glory:

For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,

And he hath set the world upon them.

He will keep the feet of his saints,

And the wicked shall be silent in darkness;

For by strength shall no man prevail.