Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 113:7
7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of 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 Yhwh our God, who dwelleth on high, 6Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of 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 be a joyful mother of children. Hallelujah.
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מְקִֽימִ֣י מֵעָפָ֣ר דָּ֑ל מֵֽ֝אַשְׁפֹּ֗ת יָרִ֥ים אֶבְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 113:7
- Psalms 75:6For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
- Psalms 107:41Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
- Job 5:11To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
- Ezekiel 17:24And all the trees of the field shall know that I Yhwh 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 Yhwh have spoken and have done it.
- Ezekiel 21:26Thus saith the Lord Yhwh; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
- Luke 1:52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
- James 2:5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath 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 men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out 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 set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
- 1 Peter 3:21The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
- 1 Samuel 2:7Yhwh maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and 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 so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Yhwh of Armies, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
- Job 2:8And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down 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
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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
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