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He Raises the Poor from the Dust
Psalm 113:1-9
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Praise the Lord, you servants;
Praise the name of God.
From this moment into forever,
Let His name be blessed.
From sunrise to its setting,
Let the Lord receive all praise.
High above the nations,
His glory rises over heaven.
Who is like the Lord our God,
Who dwells on high yet looks below?
He raises poor ones from the dust,
And lifts the needy from the refuse.
He seats them among princes
And gives the barren woman a joyful home.
Praise the Lord.
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Psalms 113: The highest looks down and lifts up
Psalm 113 keeps lifting the reader’s eyes until even heaven is below the one being praised, then drops the gaze all the way to dust, a dunghill, and a household marked by barrenness. The Book of Psalms makes that vertical movement its main argument. Divine greatness is not measured by distance from ordinary need, but by the fact that the one above nations and heavens stoops to see and act below. The poor are raised into the company of princes, while the barren woman’s reversal occurs inside a home rather than a palace. Public honor and private joy stand side by side. The chapter’s briefness sharpens the contrast: the highest position in the poem becomes the reason the lowest circumstances are not overlooked.
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