1Sa 2:8 | NET2full | STEP | He lifts the weak from the dust ; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes — he bestows on them an honored position . The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord

‏ 1 Samuel 2:8

8 He lifts the weak ^{▼▼tn Or “lowly”; Heb “insignificant.”} from the dust;
he raises ^{▼▼tn The imperfect verbal form, which is parallel to the participle in the preceding line, is best understood here as indicating what typically happens.} the poor from the ash heap
to seat them with princes—
he bestows on them an honored position. ^{▼▼tn Heb “he makes them inherit a seat of honor.”}
The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord—
he placed the world on them.