American Standard Version
Psalms 113:7
7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;
Psalms 113:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
- New International Version (NIV)He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
- English Standard Version (ESV)He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
- New King James Version (NKJV)He raises the poor out of the dust, And lifts the needy out of the ash heap,
Context of Psalms 113:7
5Who is like unto Jehovah our God, That hath his seat on high, 6That humbleth himself to behold The things that arein heaven and in the earth? He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill; 8That he may set him with princes, Even with the princes of his people. 9He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to bea joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.
Read all of Psalms 113Psalms 113:7 word by word
מְקִֽימִ֣י מֵעָפָ֣ר דָּ֑ל מֵֽ֝אַשְׁפֹּ֗ת יָרִ֥ים אֶבְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 113:7
- Psalms 75:6For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south, cometh lifting up.
- Psalms 107:41Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction, And maketh him families like a flock.
- Job 5:11So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.
- Ezekiel 17:24And all the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it.
- Ezekiel 21:26thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Remove the mitre, and take off the crown; this shall be no more the same; exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.
- Luke 1:52He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.
- James 2:5Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
- 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.
- Isaiah 26:19Thy dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust; for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
- Daniel 12:2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
- Ephesians 1:20which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,
- 1 Peter 3:21which also after a true likeness doth now save you, even baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;
- 1 Samuel 2:7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.
- 1 Samuel 24:14After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
- 2 Samuel 7:8Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people, over Israel;
- Job 2:8And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.
Commentaries on Psalms 113:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7He raiseth up the poor - The poorest man, in the meanest and most abject circumstances, is an object of his merciful regards. He may here allude to the wretched state of the captives in Babylon, whom God raised up out of that dust and dunghill. Others apply it to the resurreetion of the dead.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust - From the most humble condition in life. He exalts them to conditions of wealth, rank, honor. He has power to do this; he actually does it. This is not intended to be affirmed as a universal truth, or to assert that it is always done, but that it is among the things which show his majesty, his power, and his goodness, and which lay the foundation for praise. And lifteth the needy out of the dunghill - From the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8These phrases are a quotation from Hannah’s prayer of praise (1 Samuel 2:8–9a).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. which condescension is illustrated as often in raising the worthy poor and needy to honor (compare 1Sa 2:8; Psa 44:25).Read the comment
Topics related to Psalms 113:7
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Psalms 113
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
Commentaries