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Psalms 113:7

113:6 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;

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He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;

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

He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the dunghill;

113:8 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

What does Psalms 113:7 mean?

Psalms 113:7 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קוּם (qûwm), דַּל (dal), עָפָר (ʻâphâr).

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He
raiseth
upקוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
the
poorדַּלdal/dal/H1800properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
out
of
the
dust,עָפָרʻâphâr/aw-fawr'/H6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
and
liftethרוּםrûwm/room/H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
the
needyאֶבְיוֹןʼebyôwn/eb-yone'/H34destitute
out
of
the
dunghill;אַשְׁפֹּתʼashpôth/ash-pohth'/H830a heap of rubbish or filth

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 113:7.

1 Samuel 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'S, and he hath set the world upon them.

Proverbs 14:31

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Psalms 72:13

He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

Psalms 82:4

Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

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What does Psalms 113:7 say?

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

Is Psalms 113:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 113:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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