# Psalms 113.7

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 5. Who is like unto Jehovah our God, That hath his seat on high, 6. That humbleth himself to behold The things that are in heaven and in the earth?
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> **7. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;**
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> 8. That he may set him with princes, Even with the princes of his people. 9. He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah. (Psalms 113:5-9, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 5. Who is like Yahweh, our God, who has his seat on high, 6. Who stoops down to see in heaven and in the earth?
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> **7. He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;**
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> 8. that he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people. 9. He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother of children. Praise Yah! (Psalms 113:5-9, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 5. Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, <sup>dwelleth: Heb. exalteth himself to dwell</sup> 6. Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
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> **7. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;**
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> 8. That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people. 9. He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD. <sup>to keep: Heb. to dwell in an house</sup> (Psalms 113:5-9, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 5. Who [is] as Jehovah our God, He is exalting [Himself] to sit? 6. He is humbling [Himself] to look On the heavens and on the earth.
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> **7. He is raising up from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He exalteth the needy.**
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> 8. To cause to sit with princes, With the princes of His people. 9. Causing the barren one of the house to sit, A joyful mother of sons; praise ye Jah! (Psalms 113:5-9, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [100 Verses of Compassion and God's Goodness](/codex/100-verses-of-compassion-and-gods-goodness/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.