Psalms 113:8
To give a seat with nobles, with the nobles of his people!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
In Context
7That raiseth, out of the dust, the poor, From the dunghill, uplifteth the needy;
9Causing the barren woman to dwell in a household, A mother of sons in her joy! Praise ye Yah.
Cross References
Genesis 41:41And Pharaoh said unto Joseph,—See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
Job 36:7He will not withdraw—from a righteous one—his eyes,—but, with kings on the throne, He hath seated men triumphantly, and they have been exalted.
Psalms 68:13Though ye rest between the folds, The wings of the dove, shall be covered with silver, And, her pinions, with green-shimmering gold.
Revelation 5:9and they sing a new song, saying—Worthy, art thou, to take the scroll and to open the seals thereof; because thou wast slain, and didst redeem unto God by thy blood [men] out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,
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 →