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Psalm 113:8

that he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

6who stoops down to see in heaven and on the earth?
7He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts up the needy from the ash heap,
8that he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
9He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD!
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Notice

A place with princes completes the movement from the ash heap, showing how far God’s care for the poor reaches into questions of rank and belonging.

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Where else Scripture says this

7 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Job 36:7He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.Both describe God setting people beside rulers: the poor with princes in the psalm, and the righteous with kings in Job.
Philippians 2:8–11And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross.Both passages speak of lowliness: the psalm describes the poor being raised, while Philippians names Jesus’ humility and death.
Psalm 45:16Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth.Both name princes among a people: Psalm 113 speaks of joining them, while Psalm 45 speaks of sons becoming princes.
Genesis 41:41Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”Both describe someone being set in a place of rank: with princes in the psalm, over Egypt in Joseph’s case.
Psalm 68:13while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.The link is slight: one passage describes seating with princes; the other describes a dove’s silver and gold feathers.
1 Samuel 16:19Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”Psalm 113 describes a place with princes; Samuel records a king sending for David while he is with the sheep.
Revelation 5:9–10They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every …Both speak of people belonging to God: the psalm names his people, and Revelation describes people bought for God.
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Invite someone who eats alone to share your table

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Encouragement

The place among princes is God’s gift in this song. The person lifted from the ash heap receives a place of honor among God’s people.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).