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- "And she vowedª° a vow,ª and said,ª° O LORDª of hosts,ª if¹ thou wilt indeed²° lookª° on the afflictionª of thine handmaid,ª and rememberª° me, and not¹ forgetª°¹ thine handmaid,ª but wilt giveª° unto thine handmaidª a man²¹ child,ª then I will giveª° him unto the LORDª all¹ the daysª of his life,ª and there shall no¹ razorª comeª° upon¹ his head.ª" {1Sm 1:11} + "He raiseth upª° the poorª out of the dust,ª¹ [and] lifteth upª° the beggarª from the dunghill,ª¹ to setª° [them] among¹ princes,ª and to make them inheritª° the throneª of glory:ª for¹ the pillarsª of the earthª [are] the LORD'S,ª and he hath setª° the worldª upon¹ them." {1Sm 2:8} + "Now¹ therefore¹ so shalt thou sayª° unto my servantª David,ª Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª I¹ tookª° thee from¹ the sheepcote,ª from followingª¹ the sheep,ª to be¹ rulerª over¹ my people,ª over¹ Israel:ª" {2Sm 7:8} + "Then wentª° kingª Davidª in, and satª° beforeª the LORD,²¹ and he said,ª° Who¹ [am] I,¹ O Lordª GOD?ª and what¹ [is] my house,ª that¹ thou hast broughtª° me hitherto?ª¹ ... And this¹ was yet¹ a small¹ thing²° in thy sight,ª O Lordª GOD;ª but thou hast spokenª° also¹ of¹ thy servant'sª houseª for a great while to come.ª¹ And [is] this¹ the mannerª of man,ª O Lordª GOD?ª" {2Sm 7:18-19} + "He will regardª°¹ the prayerª of the destitute,ª and not¹ despiseª°¹ their prayer.ª" {Psa 102:17} + "He raiseth upª° the poorª out of the dust,ª¹ [and] liftethª° the needyª out of the dunghill;ª¹ ... That he may setª° [him] with¹ princes,ª [even] with¹ the princesª of his people.ª" {Psa 113:7-8} + "Who rememberedª° us in our low estate:ª¹ for¹ his mercyª [endureth] for ever:ª" {Psa 136:23} + "Though¹ the LORDª [be] high,ª° yet hath he respectª° unto the lowly:ª but the proudª he knowethª° afar off.ª¹" {Psa 138:6} + "For all¹ those¹ [things] hath mine handª made,ª° and all¹ those¹ [things] have been,¹ saithª° the LORD:ª but to¹ this¹ [man] will I look,ª° [even] to¹ [him that is] poorª and of a contriteª spirit,ª and tremblethª at¹ my word.ª" {Isa 66:2} + "Forª ye seeª° yourª calling,ª brethren,ª how thatª notª manyª wise menª afterª the flesh,ª notª manyª mighty,ª notª manyª noble,ª [are called]: ... Andª base thingsª of the¹ world,ª andª things which are despised,ª° hath²° Godª chosen,ª° [yea], andª things¹ which² areª° not,ª to²¹ bring to noughtª° things that are:ª°" {1Co 1:26-28} + "Hearken,ª° myª belovedª brethren,ª Hath²° notª Godª chosenª° the¹ poorª of thisª worldª richª inª faith,ª andª heirsª of the¹ kingdomª whichª he hath promisedª° to them that loveª° him?ª ... Butª yeª have despisedª° the¹ poor.ª Do²° notª rich menª oppressª° you,ª andª drawª²° youª beforeª the judgment seats?ª" {Jms 2:5-6}
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