2No other is holy as the Lord, for there is no other God but you: there is no Rock like our God.
3Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.
4The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.
5Those who were full are offering themselves as servants for bread; those who were in need are at rest; truly, she who had no children has become the mother of seven; and she who had a family is wasted with sorrow.
6The Lord is the giver of death and life: sending men down to the underworld and lifting them up.
7The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;
8Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.
