Psalms 113:7
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
BSB
ASV
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;
KJV
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
Daniel, the prophet, says to Nebuchadnezzar, that the most High rules in the kingdom of humankind, and he will give it to whomsoever it shall please him, and he will appoint the lowest and the basest person over it.
Some have applied this to the work of redemption by Jesus Christ, and not unfitly; for through him poor fallen men are raised out of the dust (one of the Jewish rabbies applies it to the resurrection of the dead), nay, out of the dunghill of sin, and set among princes, among angels, those princes of his people.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust. This is an instance of his gracious stoop of love: he frequently lifts the lowest of mankind out of their poverty and degradation and places them in positions of power and honour. His good Spirit is continually visiting the down trodden, giving beauty for ashes to those who are cast down, and elevating the hearts of his mourners till they shout for joy.
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Psalms 107:41But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
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He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth…
They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about,
Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted…
Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’
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Job 5:11He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
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He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.