1Sa 2:8, Psa 75:7, 113:7, Eze 17:24, Mat 3:9 | ESV | STEP | He raises up the poor from the dust ; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor . For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s , and on them he has set the world .

1 Samuel 2:8

8 ^aHe raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
^bto make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
^cFor the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and on them he has set the world.

Psalms 75:7

7 but it is ^dGod who executes judgment,
^eputting down one and lifting up another.

Psalms 113:7

7 He ^fraises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,

Ezekiel 17:24

24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; ^gI bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up ^hthe green tree, and make ⁱthe dry tree flourish. ^jI am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.”

Matthew 3:9

9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ^k‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from ^lthese stones to raise up children for Abraham.