1Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
2Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and forevermore.
3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'Sname is to be praised.
4 The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
6 Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
8 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
9 He maketh the barren woman to keephouse, and to be a joyfulmother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
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QUESTIONS WORTH EXPLORING
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What stands out about the high God who stoops to raise the poor and seat the needy with princes in Psalm 113?
Psalm 113 builds its movement around the high God who stoops to raise the poor and seat the needy with princes. Tracking repeated words, parallel lines, changes of speaker, and image clusters shows how the poem develops before assigning a later interpretation.
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What world does Psalm 113 ask the reader to picture?
The poem evokes temple praise reaching down to the poor. Those settings may be literal, remembered, ritual, or metaphorical; distinguishing those possibilities is part of reading Hebrew poetry carefully.
⌘Research PathsCurated links for exploring this chapter2
Explains the traditional use of Psalms 113–118 as the Hallel during Passover and other festivals. This liturgical setting helps readers understand Psalm 113 as the opening summons in a larger sequence celebrating deliverance, while also showing how later Jewish tradition tempered celebration with concern for those who suffered.
Translation notes clarify the opening and closing Hallelujah, the call for continual praise from east to west, the question “Who is like YHWH?”, and the poetic movement from divine transcendence to raising the poor, seating them with rulers, and giving the childless woman a household.
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