Psalms 113:7
He raiseth up out of the dust the poor, from the dunghill he lifteth up the needy:
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
In Context
6Who condescendeth to view what is done in the heavens, and on the earth?
8That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up out of the dust the poor, from the dunghill he lifteth up the needy, to set them among nobles, and he assigneth them the throne of glory; for the Lord's are the pillars of the earth, on which he hath set the world.
2 Samuel 7:8Now therefore, thus shalt thou say unto my servant, to David, Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheep-cote, from behind the flocks, to be a ruler over my people, over Israel;
Job 2:8And [Job] took himself a potsherd to scrape himself there with, while he was sitting down among the ashes.
Job 5:15But who saveth from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty, the needy one:
Psalms 22:15(22:16) Like a potsherd is my strength dried up; and my tongue cleaveth to my palate; and into the dust of death hast thou laid me down.
Psalms 107:41And he exalteth the needy from misery, and maketh [his] families like flocks.
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 →