1 Samuel 2:9
“Are these words going to be regarded as simply the words of one mere woman giving thanks for the birth of her son? Are people's minds so turned away from the light of truth that they do not feel that the words poured out by this woman transcend the limit of her own thoughts? Surely, anyone who is appropriately moved b…”
Source: Septuagint
9Granting his petition to him that prays; And he blesses the years of the righteous, For by strength cannot man prevail.
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7The Lord makes poor, and makes rich; He brings low, and lifts up.
8He lifts up the poor from the earth, And raises the needy from the dunghill; To seat him with the princes of the people, And causing them to inherit the throne of glory:
— 1 Samuel 2:9 —
10The Lord will weaken his adversary; The Lord is holy. Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty man boast in his strength, And let not the rich man boast in his wealth; But let him that boasts boast in this, To understand and know the Lord, And to execute judgment and justice in the midst of the earth. The Lord has gone up to the heavens, and has thundered: He will judge the extremities of the earth, And he gives strength to our kings, And will exalt the horn of his Christ. And she left him there before the Lord,
11and departed to Ramah: and the child ministered in the presence of the Lord before Eli the priest.