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7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
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The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. …
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. …
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
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: …
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. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)In this psalm, I. We are extorted to give glory to God, to give him the glory due to his name. 1. The invitation is very pressing: praise you the Lord , and again and again, Praise him, praise him; blessed be his name , for it is to be praised, Ps. 113:1-3. This intimates, (1.) That it is a necessary and most excellent duty, greatly pleasing to God, and has a large room in religion. (2.) That it i…
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