1 Samuel 2:8

Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on 1 Samuel 2:8

8He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap.
He seats them among princes
and bestows on them a throne of honor.
For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s,
and upon them He has set the world.
— 1 Samuel 2:8

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