1 Samuel 2:8
He raises up the poor out of the dust.He lifts up the needy from the dunghill,To make them sit with princes,and inherit the throne of glory.For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's.He has set the world on them.
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In Context
7The Lord makes poor, and makes rich.He brings low, he also lifts up.
Cross References
Genesis 41:40You shall be over my house, and according to your word will all my people be ruled. Only in the throne I will be greater than you."
2 Samuel 7:8Now therefore you shall tell my servant David this, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, "I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people, over Israel.
Job 36:6He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked,but gives to the afflicted their right.
Job 38:4"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?Declare, if you have understanding.
Job 38:6Whereupon were its foundations fastened?Or who laid its cornerstone,
Psalms 24:2For he has founded it on the seas,and established it on the floods.
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 →