1 Samuel 2:8
He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts 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 has set the world upon them.
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7The LORD makes poor, and makes rich: he brings low, and lifts up.
Cross References
Genesis 41:40You shall be over my house, and according unto your word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than you.
2 Samuel 7:8Now therefore so shall you say unto my servant David, Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
Job 36:6He perserves not the life of the wicked: but gives right to the poor.
Job 38:4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if you have understanding.
Job 38:6Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
Psalms 24:2For he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon 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 →