1 Samuel 2:8
He helps the poor up from the dust; he raises the lowborn from the trash pile and seats them with the upper class in places of honor. For the foundations of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the world on them.
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7The Lord makes some poor, but others rich; he brings some down, but he lifts others up.
Cross References
Genesis 41:40you will be in charge of all my affairs, and all my people will obey your orders. Only I with my status as king will be greater than you.”
2 Samuel 7:8So then, tell my servant David this is what the Lord Almighty says. I was the one who took you from the fields, from looking after sheep, to become a leader of my people Israel.
Job 36:6He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives justice to the oppressed.
Job 38:4Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have such knowledge!
Job 38:6What do its foundations rest upon? Who laid its cornerstone,
Psalms 24:2For he is the one who laid its foundations on the seas, setting it in place on the waters.
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 →