1 Samuel 2:8-10
International Standard Version
8 He raises the poor up from the dust,
he lifts up the needy from the trash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
Indeed the pillars of the earth belong to the Lord,
and he has set the world on them.
9 He guards the steps[a] of his faithful ones,
while the wicked are made silent[b] in darkness.
He grants the request of the one who prays.[c]
He blesses the year of the righteous.[d]
Indeed it’s not by strength that a person prevails.
10 The Lord will shatter his enemies[e]
—those who contend against him.
Who is holy?[f]
The one who will thunder[g] against them in the heavens.
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth,
he will give strength to his king,
and he will increase the strength of His anointed one.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 2:9 Lit. feet; cf. 4QSama
- 1 Samuel 2:9 Or are destroyed
- 1 Samuel 2:9 So 4QSama LXX; MT lacks this line
- 1 Samuel 2:9 So 4QSama LXX; MT lacks this line
- 1 Samuel 2:10 So 4QSama LXX; MT lacks his enemies
- 1 Samuel 2:10 So 4QSama; MT lacks this line; LXX reads The Lord is holy
- 1 Samuel 2:10 So MT; or He thundered; 4QSama reads And he thundered
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