Psalms 113 · Verse 7

Psalms 113:7

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
Psalms 113:7, King James Version

Psalms 113:7 in other translations

BSBHe raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
WEBHe raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts up the needy from the ash heap,
ASVHe raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;
YLTHe is raising up from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He exalteth the needy.
DARBYHe raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,
BBEHe takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;
WebsterHe raiseth the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

What does Psalms 113:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 113:7-8
7-8. which condescension is illustrated as often in raising the worthy poor and needy to honor (compare 1Sa 2:8; Psa 44:25).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 He 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 113:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מְקִֽימִ֣יme.ki.Mi[he is] raisingH6965
מֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.Farfrom [the] dustH6083
דָּ֑לDal[the] poorH1800
מֵֽ֝אַשְׁפֹּ֗תme.'ash.Potfrom [the] ash heapH830
יָרִ֥יםya.Rimhe lifts upH7311
אֶבְיֽוֹן\׃'ev.Yon[the] needyH34

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Cross references for Psalms 113:7

  • 1 Samuel 2:7-8

    The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up 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.

  • Luke 1:52-53

    He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

  • Psalms 107:41

    Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

  • 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: And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

  • 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. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

  • Psalms 75:6-7

    For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

  • Job 5:15-16

    But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

  • 1 Peter 3:21-22

    The 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: Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

  • Ezekiel 21:26-27

    Thus saith the Lord God; 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. I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.

  • Isaiah 26:19

    Thy 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
raiseth.
75:6,7; 107:41; Job 5:11,15,16; Eze 17:24; 21:26,27; Lu 1:52,53
Jas 2:5
out of.
22:15; Isa 26:19; Da 12:2,3; Ac 2:31-33; Eph 1:20,21; 1Pe 3:21,22
needy.
1Sa 2:7,8; 24:14; 2Sa 7:8,9; Job 2:8; 36:6,7

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Context

  • Psalms 113:6

    Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

  • Psalms 113:7

    He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

  • Psalms 113:8

    That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

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Psalms 113:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El levanta del polvo al pobre, y al menesteroso alza del estiércol,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		De la poussière il fait lever le misérable, de dessus le fumier il élève le pauvre,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Der aus dem Staube emporhebt den Geringen, aus dem Kote erhöht den Armen,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		A facie Domini mota est terra, a facie Dei Jacob: