Psalms 113:7
That raiseth, out of the dust, the poor, From the dunghill, uplifteth the needy;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 cometh down low to look, through the heavens and through the earth;
8To give a seat with nobles, with the nobles of his people!
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8Raiseth, from the dust, the poor, From the dunghill, uplifteth the needy, To give them a dwelling with nobles, And, a throne of glory, to make them inherit. For, to Yahweh, belong the pillars of the earth, And he setteth thereon the habitable world.
2 Samuel 7:8Now, therefore, thus, shalt thou say unto my servant, unto David: Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I myself, took thee away from the pasture, from after the flock,—to become leader over my people, over Israel;
Job 2:8And he took him a potsherd, to scrape himself therewith; he being seated in the midst of ashes.
Job 5:15But he saveth from the sword, out of their mouth, and, out of the hand of the strong, the needy.
Psalms 22:15Dried as a potsherd, is my strength, And, my tongue, is made to cleave to my gums, And, in the dust of death, wilt thou lay me.
Psalms 107:41But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made 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 →