6. The Lord brings death and gives life; He sends some to Sheol, and He raises others up.
7. The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
8. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the garbage pile. He seats them with noblemen and gives them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; He has set the world on them.
9. He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness, for a man does not prevail by his own strength.
10. Those who oppose the Lord will be shattered; He will thunder in the heavens against them. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. He will give power to His king;He will lift up the horn of His anointed.
11. Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy served the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.