1 Samuel 2:7-8

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.

Psalms 105:19-22

105:19 until the time when his prediction ⁴  came true.

The Lord’s word ⁵  proved him right. ⁶ 

105:20 The king authorized his release; ⁷ 

the ruler of nations set him free.

105:21 He put him in charge of his palace, ⁸ 

and made him manager of all his property,

105:22 giving him authority to imprison his officials ⁹ 

and to teach his advisers. ¹⁰ 

Psalms 113:7-8

113:7 He raises the poor from the dirt,

and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile, ¹¹ 

113:8 that he might seat him with princes,

with the princes of his people.

[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.”

[105:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “word,” probably referring to Joseph’s prediction about the fate of Pharaoh’s cupbearer and baker (see Gen 41:9-14).

[105:19]  ⁵ tn This line may refer to Joseph’s prediction of the famine in response to Pharaoh’s dream. Joseph emphasized to Pharaoh that the interpretation of the dream came from God (see Gen 41:16, 25, 28, 32, 39).

[105:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “refined him.”

[105:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “[the] king sent and set him free.”

[105:21]  ⁸ tn Heb “he made him master of his house.”

[105:22]  ⁹ tn Heb “to bind his officials by his will.”

[105:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and his elders he taught wisdom.”

[113:7]  ¹¹ sn The language of v. 7 is almost identical to that of 1 Sam 2:8.