1 Samuel 2:8

He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause [them] to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah [are] the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King 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.

In Context

7Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high.

9The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:40thou — thou art over my house, and at thy mouth do all my people kiss; only in the throne I am greater than thou.'

2 Samuel 7:8and now, thus dost thou say to My servant, to David: 'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, I have taken thee from the comely place, from after the flock, to be leader over My people, over Israel;

Job 36:6He reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;

Job 38:4Where wast thou when I founded earth? Declare, if thou hast known understanding.

Job 38:6On what have its sockets been sunk? Or who hath cast its corner-stone?

Psalms 24:2For He on the seas hath founded it, And on the floods He doth establish it.

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 →

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