Psalms 113
Praise, you servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.
Fifth Book of the Psalms1
Praise Yah!Praise, you servants of The LORD,praise The LORD's name.
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Blessed be The LORD's name,from this time forward and forever more.
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From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same,The LORD's name is to be praised.
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The LORD is high above all nations,his glory above the heavens.
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Who is like The LORD, our God,who has his seat on high,
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Who stoops down to see in heaven and in the earth?
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He raises up the poor out of the dust.Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;
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that he may set him with princes,even with the princes of his people.
Ps 113:1-9. God's majesty contrasted with His condescension and gracious dealings towards the humble furnish matter and a call for praise. The Jews, it is said, used this and Psalms 114-118 on their great festivals, and called them the Greater Hallel, or Hymn.
1-3. Earnestness and zeal are denoted by the emphatic repetitions.
servants of the Lord--or, all the people of God.
name of the Lord--perfections (Ps 5:11; 111:9).