1 Samuel 2:8

2:8 He lifts the weak ¹  from the dust;

he raises ²  the poor from the ash heap

to seat them with princes

and to bestow on them an honored position. ³ 

The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord,

and he has placed the world on them.

Mazmur 113:7-9

113:7 He raises the poor from the dirt,

and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile, ⁴ 

113:8 that he might seat him with princes,

with the princes of his people.

113:9 He makes the barren woman of the family ⁵ 

a happy mother of children. ⁶ 

Praise the Lord!

[2:8]  ¹ tn Or “lowly”; Heb “insignificant.”

[2:8]  ² tn The imperfect verbal form, which is parallel to the participle in the preceding line, is best understood here as indicating what typically happens.

[2:8]  ³ tn Heb “a seat of honor.”

[113:7]  ⁴ sn The language of v. 7 is almost identical to that of 1 Sam 2:8.

[113:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “of the house.”

[113:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “sons.”