Psalms 113:7
Who raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the needy out of the dunghill;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
In Context
6That looketh down low upon heaven and upon the earth?
8That He may set him with princes, even with the princes of His people.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dung-hill, to make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory; for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and He hath set the world upon them.
2 Samuel 7:8Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto My servant David: Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over My people, over Israel.
Job 2:8And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.
Job 5:15But He saveth from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
Psalms 22:15(22-16) My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my throat; and Thou layest me in the dust of death.
Psalms 107:41Yet setteth He the needy on high from affliction, and maketh his 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 →