6 “The Lord causes people to die,and he causes them to live.He brings people down to where the dead are,and he raises them to life again.
7 The Lord makes people poor,and he makes people rich.He makes people humble,and he makes people great.
8 The Lord raises the poor up from the dust.And he picks needy people up from the ashes.He lets the poor sit with princes.He lets them sit on a throne of honor.“The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord.The Lord set the world upon them.
9 He protects his holy people.But those who do evil will be silenced in darkness.Their power will not help them win.
10 The Lord destroys his enemies.He will thunder in heaven against them.The Lord will judge all the earth.He will give power to his king.He will make his appointed king strong.”
11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. But the boy continued to serve the Lord under Eli the priest.
12 Now Eli’s sons were evil men. They did not care about the Lord.