Psalms 113:7
Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill::
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
In Context
6and looketh down on the low things in heaven and in earth?
8That he may place him with princes, with the princes of his people.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the needy from the dust, and lifteth up the poor from the dunghill: that he may sit with princes, and hold the throne of glory. For the poles of the earth are the Lord's, and upon them he hath set the world.
2 Samuel 7:8And now thus shalt thou speak to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: a I took thee out of the pastures from following the sheep to be ruler over my people Israel:
Job 2:8And he took a potsherd and scraped the corrupt matter, sitting on a dunghill.
Job 5:15But he shall save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.
Psalms 22:15I am poured out like water; and all my bones are scattered. My heart is become like wax melting in the midst of my bowels.
Psalms 107:41And he helped the poor out of poverty: and made him families like a flock of sheep.
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 →