Psalms 113:7
He raiseth the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
Webster 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 humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
8That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.
2 Samuel 7:8Now therefore so shalt thou say to my servant David, thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheep-cote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
Job 2:8And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself with it ; and he sat down among the ashes.
Job 5:15But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
Psalms 22:15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
Psalms 107:41Yet he setteth the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him 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 →