7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump 8 to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people. 9 He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
Psalms 113:7–9
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Job 5:10–12
10 He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields. 11 He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety. 12 He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
Psalms 107:40–42
40 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. 41 But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks. 42 The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
1 Samuel 2:7–9
7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. 8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon th…
Psalms 107:35–37
35 He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs. 36 He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell. 37 They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.
Luke 1:51–53
51 He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts. 52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away em…
Job 36:6–8
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Psalms 68:5–7
5 A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation. 6 God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land. 7 O God, when You went out before Your people,…
Psalms 112:8–10
8 His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes. 9 He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor. 10 The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his tee…
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