Psalms 113:7
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 earth!
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
8 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
- KJV
- He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
- WEB
- He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts up the needy from the ash heap,
- ASV
- He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;
- DARBY
- He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,
- BLB
- raising up the poor from the dust. He lifts high the needy one from the ash heap,
- ÅB
- som reiser den ringe av støvet, opphøyer den fattige av skarnet
- OTB
- Han løfter de fattige fra støvet,
Han reiser de trengende fra askehaugene, - B1930
- som reiser den ringe av støvet, ophøier den fattige av skarnet
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 2:7–8
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
Read in contextLuke 1:52–53
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
Read in contextPsalms 107:41
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
Read in contextJob 5:11
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
Read in context2 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:
Read in contextEzekiel 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.
Read in contextDaniel 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.
Read in contextPsalms 75:6–7
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
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