King James Version

Psalms 113:7

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

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מְקִֽימִ֣יmeqimiriseקוּםverb, hiphil, participle, construct — “rise”, a verb used as a describing wordH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…מֵעָפָ֣רmeafarfrom dustעָפָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.דָּ֑לdalleanדַּלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “lean”, the ordinary formH1800properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thinlean, needy, poor (man), weaker.מֵֽ֝אַשְׁפֹּ֗תmeashpotfrom dungאַשְׁפֹּתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from dung”, the ordinary formH830a heap of rubbish or filthdung (hill).יָרִ֥יםyarimhighרוּםverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “high”, an unfinished actionH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…אֶבְיֽוֹןevyonbeggarאֶבְיוֹןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “beggar”, the ordinary formH34destitutebeggar, needy, poor (man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the needy out of the dunghill;

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American Standard Version (1901)

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;

Young’s Literal Translation

He is raising up from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He exalteth the needy.

World English Bible

He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts up the needy from the ash heap,

Darby Translation

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,

Douay-Rheims

At the presence of the Lord the earth was moved, at the presence of the God of Jacob:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the needy out of the dunghill;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

who lifts up the poor from the earth, and raises up the needy from the dunghill;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὁ ἐγείρων ἀπὸ γῆς πτωχὸν, καὶ ἀπὸ κοπρίας ἀνυψῶν πένητα,