Psalms 113:7
He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
In Context
6Looking down on the heavens, and on the earth?
8To give him a place among the rulers, even with the rulers of his people.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.
2 Samuel 7:8Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel:
Job 2:8And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it.
Job 5:15But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.
Psalms 22:15\22:14\I am flowing away like water, and all my bones are out of place: my heart is like wax, it has become soft in my body.
Psalms 107:41But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 113:2-9
A Call to Praise God; God's Greatness and Condescension. 1 Praise ye the Lord . Praise, O ye servants of the Lord , praise the name of the Lord . 2 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. 3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord 's name is to be praised. 4 The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. 5 Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high, 6 Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the… Read the whole commentary →