Psalm 113:7

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Summary

Psalm 113:7

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

Raiseth

James 2:5

Out of

Needy

Job 36:6

Bible References

Raiseth

For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,

but he raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks.

he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the LORD; I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it."

thus says the Lord GOD: Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things shall not remain as they are. Exalt that which is low, and bring low that which is exalted.

he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate;

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?

Out of

my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.

Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the dead.

And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,

Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Needy

The LORD makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts.

After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog! After a flea!

Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel.

And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes.

He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right.