Psalms 113
113
1Praise the Lord! Praise him, servants of the Lord! Praise the Lord as he is!#113:1. “As he is!” literally, “name,” but this word in Hebrew means far more than simply an appellation, “name” is indicative of nature and character. Also in verses 2 and 3.
2Let the Lord's nature be praised, now and forever.
3Let everyone everywhere, from the east to the west,#113:3. Or “from sunrise to sunset.” praise the Lord as he is!
4The Lord rules supreme over all nations; his glory extends higher than the heavens.
5Who is like the Lord our God? He is the one who lives on high, seated on his throne.
6He has to stoop low to look down on the heavens and the earth.
7He helps the poor up from the dust; he lifts the needy from the dump.
8He gives them positions of honor#113:8. “Gives them positions of honor”: literally, “makes them sit.” together with important leaders,#113:8. “Important leaders”: literally, “princes.” with leaders of his own people.
9He makes the childless woman happy in her home by giving her children. Praise the Lord!
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Psalms 113
113
Psalm 113#sn Psalm 113. The psalmist praises God as the sovereign king of the world who reaches down to help the needy.
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise, you servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!
2 May the Lord’s name be praised
now and forevermore!
3 From east to west#tn Heb “from the rising of the sun to its setting.” The extent is not temporal (“from sunrise to sunset”) but spatial (“from the place where the sun rises [the east] to the place where it sets [the west].” In the phenomenological language of OT cosmology, the sun was described as rising in the east and setting in the west.
the Lord’s name is deserving of praise.
4 The Lord is exalted over all the nations;
his splendor reaches beyond the sky.#tn Heb “above the sky [is] his splendor.”
5 Who can compare to the Lord our God,
who sits on a high throne?#tn Heb “the one who makes high to sit.”
6 He bends down to look#tn Heb “the one who makes low to see.”
at the sky and the earth.
7 He raises the poor from the dirt,
and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,#sn The language of v. 7 is almost identical to that of 1 Sam 2:8.
8 that he might seat him with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He makes the barren woman of the family#tn Heb “of the house.”
a happy mother of children.#tn Heb “sons.”
Praise the Lord!
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