⁸ He raises the poor from the dust^(A)
and lifts the needy from the rubbish heap.^(B)
He seats them with noblemen^(C)
and gives them a throne of honour.^[a]
For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;^(D)
he has set the world on them.^(E)

⁷ He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the rubbish heap^(A)
8 in order to seat them with nobles –
with the nobles of his people.^(B)