מְקִימִי מֵעָפָר דָּל מֵאַשְׁפֹּת יָרִים אֶבְיוֹן: לְהוֹשִׁיבִי עִם נְדִיבִים עִם נְדִיבֵי עַמּוֹ: מוֹשִׁיבִי עֲקֶרֶת הַבַּיִת אֵם הַבָּנִים שְׂמֵחָה הַלְלוּ יָהּ:
God raises the poor from the dust, lifts up the needy from the refuse heap to set them with the great, with the great of God's people. God sets the childless woman among her household as a happy mother of children. Hallelujah.
[JPS translation . Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Why do we praise God for these actions?
2. What does it mean to place the poor next to the greatest of God's people?
3. According to this text, what do the poor desire/deserve?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)