1 Samuel 2:7-9

Contemporary English Version

⁷ Our Lord, you are the one
    who makes us rich or poor.
You put some in high positions
    and bring disgrace on others.
⁸ You lift the poor and homeless
    out of the garbage dump
and give them places of honor
    in royal palaces.

You set the world on foundations,
    and they belong to you.
⁹ You protect your loyal people,
but everyone who is evil
    will die in darkness.

We cannot win a victory
    by our own strength.