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He raisesמְקִימִיthe poorדָּלfrom the dust;מֵעָפָרfrom the dunghillמֵאַשְׁפֹּתhe lifts upיָרִיםthe needy,אֶבְיוֹן
Psalms 113:7
Study it in the app“He raises the poor from the dust; from the dunghill he lifts up the needy,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 113:7, word by word
- He raisesמְקִימִיmekimi
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “mekimi” appears- the poorדָּלdal
poor, weak
Poor, weak: one who has little and little strength to defend himself.
Where else “dal” appears- from the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears- from the dunghillאַשְׁפֹּתashpot
ash heap
Ash heap, dunghill: the place outside a city where rubbish and ashes are thrown.
Where else “ashpot” appears- he lifts upיָרִיםyarim
lift up
To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.
Where else “yarim” appears- the needyאֶבְיוֹןevyon
needy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyon” appears
The context
6who stoops down to look in the heavens and on the earth?
7 · This verse (above)
8to seat him with nobles, with the nobles of his people.