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Psalm 113:1–9

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113:1Praise the Lord!

Praise, you servants of the Lord,

praise the name of the Lord!

113:2May the Lord’s name be praised

now and forevermore!

113:3From east to west1

the Lord’s name is deserving of praise.

113:4The Lord is exalted over all the nations;

his splendor reaches beyond the sky.2

113:5Who can compare to the Lord our God,

who sits on a high throne?3

113:6He bends down to look4

at the sky and the earth.

113:7He raises the poor from the dirt,

and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,5

113:8that he might seat him with princes,

with the princes of his people.

113:9He makes the barren woman of the family6

a happy mother of children.7

Praise the Lord!

Read in Logos
Psalm 113:2–3: Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and forevermore! From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised!

Footnotes

  1. 1 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.
  2. 2 Heb “above the sky [is] his splendor.”
  3. 3 Heb “the one who makes high to sit.”
  4. 4 Heb “the one who makes low to see.”
  5. 5 The language of v. 7 is almost identical to that of 1 Sam 2:8.
  6. 6 Heb “of the house.”
  7. 7 Heb “sons.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Praise the Lord!

Praise, O servants of the Lord,

praise the name of the Lord!

Blessed be the name of the Lord

from this time forth and forevermore!

From the rising of the sun to its setting,

the name of the Lord is to be praised!

The Lord is high above all nations,

and his glory above the heavens!

Who is like the Lord our God,

who is seated on high,

who looks far down

on the heavens and the earth?

He raises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the ash heap,

to make them sit with princes,

with the princes of his people.

He gives the barren woman a home,

making her the joyous mother of children.

Praise the Lord!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord, you his servants;

praise the name of the Lord.

Let the name of the Lord be praised,

both now and forevermore.

From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,

the name of the Lord is to be praised.

The Lord is exalted over all the nations,

his glory above the heavens.

Who is like the Lord our God,

the One who sits enthroned on high,

who stoops down to look

on the heavens and the earth?

He raises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the ash heap;

he seats them with princes,

with the princes of his people.

He settles the childless woman in her home

as a happy mother of children.

Praise the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Hallelujah!

Give praise, servants of the Lord;

praise the name of the Lord.

Let the name of the Lord be blessed

both now and forever.

From the rising of the sun to its setting,

let the name of the Lord be praised.

The Lord is exalted above all the nations,

his glory above the heavens.

Who is like the Lord our God—

the one enthroned on high,

who stoops down to look

on the heavens and the earth?

He raises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the trash heap

in order to seat them with nobles—

with the nobles of his people.

He gives the childless woman a household,

making her the joyful mother of children.

Hallelujah!

NLTNew Living Translation

Praise the Lord!

Yes, give praise, O servants of the Lord.

Praise the name of the Lord!

Blessed be the name of the Lord

now and forever.

Everywhere—from east to west—

praise the name of the Lord.

For the Lord is high above the nations;

his glory is higher than the heavens.

Who can be compared with the Lord our God,

who is enthroned on high?

He stoops to look down

on heaven and on earth.

He lifts the poor from the dust

and the needy from the garbage dump.

He sets them among princes,

even the princes of his own people!

He gives the childless woman a family,

making her a happy mother.

Praise the Lord!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Praise Yah!

Praise, O servants of Yahweh,

praise the name of Yahweh.

Let the name of Yahweh be blessed,

from now until forever.

From the rising of the sun to its setting,

let the name of Yahweh be blessed.

Yahweh is high above all nations;

his glory is above the heavens.

Who is like Yahweh our God,

who is enthroned on high,

who condescends to look at

what is in the heavens and in the earth?

He raises the helpless from the dust;

he lifts the needy from the ash heap,

to seat them with princes,

with the princes of his people.

He causes the barren woman of the house to dwell

as the happy mother of children.

Praise Yah!

KJV 1900King James Version

Praise ye the Lord.

Praise, O ye servants of the Lord,

Praise the name of the Lord.

Blessed be the name of the Lord

From this time forth and for evermore.

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same

The Lord’s name is to be praised.

The Lord is high above all nations,

And his glory above the heavens.

Who is like unto the Lord our God,

Who dwelleth on high,

Who humbleth himself to behold

The things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,

And lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

That he may set him with princes,

Even with the princes of his people.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house,

And to be a joyful mother of children.

Praise ye the Lord.