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Psalms 113:7

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

KJV

A facie Domini mota est terra, a facie Dei Jacob :

Vulgate

ἀπὸ προσώπου Κυρίου ἐσαλεύθη ἡ γῆ, ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ θεοῦ Ἰακώβ,

LXX

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

ASV

מְקִֽימִ֣י מֵ/עָפָ֣ר דָּ֑ל מֵֽ֝/אַשְׁפֹּ֗ת יָרִ֥ים אֶבְיֽוֹן

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶבְי֑וֹן
'byvn
adjective · 59×
אַשְׁפֹּת֙
'shpt
noun · 7×
דַּלִּ֔ים
dlym
adjective · 47×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
עָפָ֥ר
'pr
noun · 109×
רָ֖ם
rm
verb · 189×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 17:8 — And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
  • 1Chr 29:12 — Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
  • 1Kgs 16:2 — Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with
  • 1Pet 3:21 — 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:
  • 1Sam 2:7 — The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
  • 1Sam 2:8 — 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’
  • 2Sam 7:8 — 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:
  • 2Sam 7:9 — 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.
  • Acts 7:35 — This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
  • Dan 2:21 — And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
  • Dan 4:17 — This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whom
  • Dan 12:2 — 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.
  • Eccl 4:14 — For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
  • Eph 1:20 — Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
  • Esth 2:17 — And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vas
  • Ezek 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 h
  • Ezek 21:26 — 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.
  • Gen 41:14 — Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
  • Isa 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.
  • Isa 40:4 — Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
  • Jas 1:9 — Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
  • Jas 2:5 — Hearken, 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?
  • Jas 4:10 — Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
  • Job 5:11 — To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
  • Job 5:11 — To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
  • Job 5:15 — But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
  • Job 8:19 — Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
  • Job 34:24 — He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
  • Job 36:6 — He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
  • Job 36:7 — He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
  • Luke 1:48 — For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
  • Luke 1:52 — He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
  • Luke 14:21 — So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poo
  • Prov 10:22 — The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
  • Ps 22:29 — All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
  • Ps 75:6 — For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
  • Ps 75:7 — But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
  • Ps 107:11 — Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
  • Ps 107:41 — Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
  • Ps 107:41 — Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.