1Sa 2:8-9, Psa 9:18, Isa 14:32, Zec 9:12 | 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 2:8-9

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.
9 ^d“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,
for not by might shall a man prevail.

Psalms 9:18

18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten,
and ^ethe hope of the poor shall not perish forever.

Isaiah 14:32

32 What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
^f“The Lord has founded Zion,
and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.”

Zechariah 9:12

12 Return to your stronghold, O ^gprisoners of hope;
today I declare that ^hI will restore to you double.