Psalms 113:7 · KJV
“He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, {and} lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;”
— Psalms 113:7
Who humbleth {himself} to behold {the things that are} in heaven, and in the earth!
That he may set {him} with princes, {even} with the princes of his people.
Psalms 113 — Context
Who {is} like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, {dwelleth...: Heb. exalteth himself to dwell}
6Who humbleth {himself} to behold {the things that are} in heaven, and in the earth!
7He 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. Praise ye the LORD. {to keep...: Heb. to dwell in an house}
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7-8
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
Luke 1:52-53
He hath put down the mighty from {their} seats, and exalted them of low degree.
Psalms 107:41
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh {him} families like a flock. {from: or, after}
Job 5:11
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
2 Samuel 7:8-9
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: {from following: Heb. from after}
Ezekiel 17:24
And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD 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 the LORD have spoken and have done {it}.
Daniel 12:2-3
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame {and} everlasting contempt.
Psalms 75:6-7
For promotion {cometh} neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. {south: Heb. desert}