1 Samuel 2:8 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NASB

“He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the garbage heap To seat them with nobles, And He gives them a seat of honor as an inheritance; For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He set the world on them.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

The pillars of the earth. And the gracious All-Ruler does these things, for He is at once Creator and Upholder of the universe. Th…

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. They that were full have hired out themselves for bread…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts up the
beggar from the dunghill
This…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Hannah's heart rejoiced, not in Samuel, but in the Lord. She looks beyond the gift, and praises the Giver. She rejoiced in the salvation of the Lor…