"He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;"
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After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
He raiseth the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;
He is raising up from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He exalteth the needy.