Parallel Verses

King James 2000

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

New American Standard Bible

He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the needy from the ash heap,

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the garbage pile

International Standard Version

He lifts the poor person from the dust, raising the needy from the trash pile

A Conservative Version

He raises up a poor man out of the dust, and lifts up a needy man from the dunghill,

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


He raises the poor out of the dust
And lifts the needy from the ash heap,

Bible in Basic English

He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;

Darby Translation

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,

Julia Smith Translation

Raising up the poor from the dust, he will lift up the needy from the dunghill.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[He] raises [the] helpless from [the] dust; he lifts [the] needy from [the] ash heap,

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Which taketh up the simple out of the dust, and lifteth the poor out of the mire,

NET Bible

He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

That raiseth, out of the dust, the poor, From the dunghill, uplifteth the needy;

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

He is raising up from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He exalteth the needy.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He raiseth up
קוּם 
Quwm 
Usage: 629

the poor
דּל 
Dal 
Usage: 48

out of the dust
עפר 
`aphar 
Usage: 110

and lifteth
רוּם 
Ruwm 
Usage: 189

the needy
H34
אביון 
'ebyown 
Usage: 61

References

Easton

Fausets

Prayers for Psalm 113:7

Context Readings

God's Majesty And Care For The Needy

6 Who humbles himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! 7 He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the ash heap; 8 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.


Cross References

Psalm 107:41

Yet sets he the poor on high from affliction, and makes their families like a flock.

1 Samuel 2:7-8

The LORD makes poor, and makes rich: he brings low, and lifts up.

1 Samuel 24:14

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom do you pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

2 Samuel 7:8-9

Now therefore so shall you say unto my servant David, Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

Job 2:8

And he took himself a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat down among the ashes.

Job 5:11

To set up on high those that are low; that those who mourn may be lifted to safety.

Job 5:15-16

But he saves the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

Job 36:6-7

He preserves not the life of the wicked: but gives justice to the poor.

Psalm 22:15

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue clings to my jaws; and you have brought me to the dust of death.

Psalm 75:6-7

For promotion comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.

Isaiah 26:19

Your dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, you that dwell in dust: for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

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.

Ezekiel 21:26-27

Thus says the Lord GOD; Remove the turban, and take off the crown: this shall not remain the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.

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.

Luke 1:52-53

He has put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

Acts 2:31-33

He seeing this before spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hades, neither his flesh did see corruption.

Ephesians 1:20-21

Which he performed in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

James 2:5

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them that love him?

1 Peter 3:21-22

The like figure unto which even baptism does 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:

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