8. He raises the needy from the dust;from the ash heap lifts up the poor,To seat them with noblesand make a glorious throne their heritage.“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,and he has set the world upon them.
9. He guards the footsteps of his faithful ones,but the wicked shall perish in the darkness;for not by strength does one prevail.
10. The Lord’s foes shall be shattered;the Most High in heaven thunders;the Lord judges the ends of the earth.May he give strength to his king,and exalt the horn of his anointed!”
11. When Elkanah returned home to Ramah, the child remained in the service of the Lord under the priest Eli.