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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)

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  1. 2:8 DSS, LXX add He gives the vow of the one who makes a vow and he blesses the years of the just.

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

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