1 Samuel 2:8
Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.
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7The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;
Cross References
Genesis 41:40You, then, are to be over my house, and all my people will be ruled by your word: only as king will I be greater than you.
2 Samuel 7:8Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel:
Job 36:6His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;
Job 38:4Where were you when I put the earth on its base? Say, if you have knowledge.
Job 38:6On what were its pillars based, or who put down its angle-stone,
Psalms 24:2For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:2-11
Hannah's Song. ( b. c. 1137.) 1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord , mine horn is exalted in the Lord : my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2 There is none holy as the Lord : for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that… Read the whole commentary →