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

⁶ Nations rage, kingdoms topple;
the earth melts when he lifts his voice.^(A)

¹⁹ The earth is completely devastated;
the earth is split open;
the earth is violently shaken.