Psalms 113:7
The earth trembled at the presence of the Lord, 1 At the presence of the God of Jacob; 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
In Context
6Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams, 1 And ye hills, like lambs? 1
8Who turned the rock into pools of water, 1 And the flint into fountains of water. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8He lifts up the poor from the earth, 1 And raises the needy from the dunghill; 1 To seat him with the princes of the people, 1 And causing them to inherit the throne of glory: 1
2 Samuel 7:8And now thus shalt thou say to my servant David, Thus says the Lord Almighty, I took thee from the sheepcote, that thou shouldest be a prince over my people, over Israel.
Job 2:8And he took a potsherd to scrape away the discharge, 1 And sat upon a dungheap outside the city. 1
Job 5:15And let them perish in war, 1 And let the weak escape from the hand of the mighty. 1
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 →