New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 2:7-10

7The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068makesH3423poorH3423and richוּמַעֲשִׁ֑ירu.ma.'a.ShirH6238;He bringsH8213lowמַשְׁפִּ֖ילmash.PilH8213,He alsoאַף־'af-H637exaltsמְרוֹמֵֽם׃me.ro.MemH7311.

8He raisesמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965the poorדָּ֗לDalH1800from the dustמֵעָפָ֜רme.'a.FarH6083,He liftsיָרִ֣יםya.RimH7311the needyאֶבְי֔וֹן'ev.YonH34from the ashמֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙me.'ash.PotH830heapH6083To make them sitלְהוֹשִׁיב֙le.ho.ShivH3427with noblesנְדִיבִ֔יםne.di.VimH5081,And inheritיַנְחִלֵ֑םyan.chi.LemH5157a seatוְכִסֵּ֥אve.khi.Se'H3678of honorכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519;For the pillarsמְצֻ֣קֵיme.Tzu.keiH4690of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776are the Lord’sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,And He setוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896the worldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398on them.

9He keepsיִשְׁמֹ֔רyish.MorH8104the feetרַגְלֵ֤יrag.LeiH7272of His godlyH2623onesH2623,But the wickedוּרְשָׁעִ֖יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563onesH7563are silencedיִדָּ֑מּוּyi.Da.muH1826in darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822;For not by mightבְכֹ֖חַve.Kho.achH3581shall a manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376prevailיִגְבַּר־yig.bar-H1396.

10Those who contendמְרִיבָ֗יוme.ri.vovH7378with the Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068will be shatteredH2865;Againstעָלָיו֙a.lovH5921them He will thunderיַרְעֵ֔םyar.'EmH7481in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will judgeיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;And He will giveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414strengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797to His kingלְמַלְכּ֔וֹle.mal.KoH4428,And will exaltוְיָרֵ֖םve.ya.RemH7311thehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of His anointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ פme.shi.ChoH4899.”

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