Marduk, unto the fallen thou grantest mercy;
Stands under thy protection the weakling ... thou commandest his raising up.
—Hymn to Marduk No. 12.
Merciful god, who raisest up the lowly,
Who protectest the weak.
—Hymn to Shamash No. 5.
Him who is bowed down I lift up;
The aged one I lift up.
—Hymn to Belit.
Yahwe upholdeth all who fall;