7 The LORD makes some poor, and he makes others rich. He humbles some people, and he honors others.

8 He raises the poor from the dust, and he takes away their sadness.[14] He makes them important and seats them with princes and at the places for honored guests. The LORD made the whole world, and the whole world belongs to him.[15]

9 He protects his holy people. He keeps them from stumbling. But evil people will be destroyed. They will fall in the darkness. Their power won’t help them win.