Psalm 113:7

Good News Translation

He raises the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from their misery

Cross References

1 Kings 16:2

“You were a nobody, but I made you the leader of my people Israel. And now you have sinned like Jeroboam and have led my people into sin. Their sins have aroused my anger,

Job 2:8

Job went and sat by the garbage dump and took a piece of broken pottery to scrape his sores.

Job 5:11

Yes, it is God who raises the humble and gives joy to all who mourn.

Psalm 107:41

But he rescued the needy from their misery and made their families increase like flocks.

Psalm 22:15

My throat is as dry as dust, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have left me for dead in the dust.

Isaiah 26:19

Those of our people who have died will live again! Their bodies will come back to life. All those sleeping in their graves will wake up and sing for joy. As the sparkling dew refreshes the earth, so the Lord will revive those who have long been dead.

Ezekiel 17:24

All the trees in the land will know that I am the Lord. I cut down the tall trees and make small trees grow tall. I wither up the green trees and make the dry trees become green. I, the Lord, have spoken. I will do what I have said I would do.”

James 2:5

Listen, my dear friends! God chose the poor people of this world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which he promised to those who love him.

1 Samuel 24:14

Look at what the king of Israel is trying to kill! Look at what he is chasing! A dead dog, a flea!