Psalms 113:7
He raises up the poor out of the dirt 1 and lifts up the needy from the ash heap, 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 looks down 1 at the sky and at the earth? 1
8so that he may seat him with princes, 1 with the princes of his people. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8He raises up the poor out of the dust. 1 He lifts the needy from the ash heap 1 to make them sit with princes 1 and inherit the seat of honor. 1 For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's 1 and he has set the world upon them. 1
2 Samuel 7:8Now then, tell my servant David, “This is what Yahweh of hosts says: 'I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, so that you would be ruler over my people Israel.
Job 2:8Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself with, and he sat down in the middle of ashes.
Job 5:15But he saves the poor person from the sword in their mouths 1 and the needy person from the hand of mighty people. 1
Psalms 22:15My strength has dried up like a piece of pottery; 1 my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. 1 You have laid me in the dust of death. 1
Psalms 107:41But he protects the needy from affliction 1 and cares for his families like a flock. 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 →