2:7 The Lord impoverishes and makes wealthy;
he humbles and he exalts.
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.
91:14 The Lord says, 4
“Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him;
I will protect him 5 because he is loyal to me. 6
107:41 Yet he protected 7 the needy from oppression,
and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.
17:24 All the trees of the field will know that I am the Lord.
I make the high tree low; I raise up the low tree.
I make the green tree wither, and I make the dry tree sprout.
I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do it!’”
1:52 He has brought down the mighty 8 from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position; 9
1:53 he has filled the hungry with good things, 10 and has sent the rich away empty. 11
1 tn Or “lowly”; Heb “insignificant.”
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.
3 tn Heb “a seat of honor.”
1 tn The words “the
2 tn Or “make him secure” (Heb “set him on high”).
3 tn Heb “because he knows my name” (see Ps 9:10).
1 tn Heb “set on high.”
1 tn Or “rulers.”
2 tn Or “those of humble position”
1 sn Good things refers not merely to material blessings, but blessings that come from knowing God.
2 sn Another fundamental contrast of Luke’s is between the hungry and the rich (Luke 6:20-26).