Passage

Strength and the poor

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

⁹He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness; for no man will prevail by strength.

1 Samuel 2:9World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The passage says the LORD guards his faithful ones and that a person does not prevail by strength.

To understand

The surrounding lines describe the poor raised to sit with princes and the LORD judging the earth. This description of power includes a reversal in the poor person's position.

A question

How does raising the poor to sit with princes relate to the statement about strength?