Psalms 113:7

Before the face of the Lord, the earth was moved, before the face of the God of Jacob.

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In The King James Version

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

In Context

6What happened to you, O mountains, so that you exulted like rams, and to you, O hills, so that you exulted like lambs among the sheep?

8He converted the rock into pools of water, and the cliff into fountains of waters.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:8He raises up the indigent from the dust, and he lifts up the poor from filth, so that they may sit with princes, and take hold of a throne of glory. For the hinges of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the globe upon them.

2 Samuel 7:8And now, so shall you speak to my servant David: ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: I took you from the pastures, from following the sheep, so that you would be the leader over my people Israel.

Job 2:8So he took a shard of earthenware and scraped the discharge, while sitting on a heap of refuse.

Job 5:15Thereafter, he will act to save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.

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 →

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