Psalm 113:7

God's Word

He lifts the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from a garbage heap.

Cross References

1 Kings 16:2

He said, “I raised you from the dust and made you leader of my people Israel. But you have lived like Jeroboam. You have led my people to sin, and their sins make me furious.

Job 2:8

Job took a piece of broken pottery to scratch himself as he sat in the ashes.

Job 5:11

He places lowly people up high. He lifts those who mourn to safety.

Psalm 107:41

But now he lifts needy people high above suffering and makes their families like flocks.

Psalm 22:15

My strength is dried up like pieces of broken pottery. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me down in the dust of death.

Isaiah 26:19

Your dead will live. Their corpses will rise. Those who lie dead in the dust will wake up and shout for joy, because your dew is a refreshing dew, and the earth will revive the spirits of the dead.

Ezekiel 17:24

Then all the trees in the field will know that I am the Lord. I cut down tall trees, and I make small trees grow tall. I dry up green trees, and I make dry trees grow. I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do it.’ ”

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Didn’t God choose poor people in the world to become rich in faith and to receive the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

1 Samuel 24:14

Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? One flea?