Psalms 113:7
He raises the weak from the dust, he lifts the poor from the dunghill,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
In Context
6He bends down to look at the heavens and earth.
8and sets them beside the princes, even the princes of his people.
Cross References
Psalms 22:15My palate is dry as a sherd, my tongue sticks to my jaws; in the dust of death you lay me.
Psalms 107:41He lifts the poor out of misery, and makes families fruitful as 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 →