⁷ He does not take his eyes off the righteous;^(A)
    he enthrones them with kings^(B)
    and exalts them forever.^(C)

⁴ “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?^(A)
    Tell me, if you understand.^(B)

⁵ Who marked off its dimensions?^(A) Surely you know!
    Who stretched a measuring line^(B) across it?

⁷ He raises the poor^(A) from the dust
    and lifts the needy^(B) from the ash heap;

⁸ he seats them^(A) with princes,
    with the princes of his people.