Parallel Verses

King James Version

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

New American Standard Bible

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

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.

King James 2000

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

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 humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! 7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; 8 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

Cross References

Psalm 107:41

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

1 Samuel 2:7-8

The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

1 Samuel 24:14

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

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:

Job 2:8

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

Job 5:11

To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

Job 5:15-16

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

Job 36:6-7

He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

Psalm 22:15

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Psalm 75:6-7

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

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.

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 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.

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

Acts 2:31-33

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

Ephesians 1:20-21

Which he wrought 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, 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?

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:

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