He puts them in important positions, giving them a place among the leaders of his people.
He watches over those who live right. He lets them rule in high places.
Your sons will be kings like their ancestors. You will make them rulers throughout the land.
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I now make you governor over all of Egypt.”
Those who stayed home will share in the wealth— metal doves with wings covered in silver and feathers sparkling with gold.”
He raises the poor from the dust, and he takes away their sadness. 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.