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Psalms 113:2-9

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2 1Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and forevermore!
3 2From the rising of the sun to its setting, 3the name of the LORD is 4to be praised!
4 The LORD is 5high above all nations, and his 6glory above the heavens!
5 7Who is like the LORD our God, who is seated on high,
6 who 8looks far down on the heavens and the earth?
7 He 9raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 to make them 10sit with princes, with the princes of his people.
9 He 11gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. 12Praise the LORD!
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Psalms 113:2-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 113

With this psalm begins the great "Hallel", which ends with Psalm 118; and was used to be sung at the Jewish festivals, particularly at the feast of tabernacles and of the passover; and is thought by some to be the hymn sung by Christ and his apostles, after the celebration of the Lord's supper; in which there are many things pertinent to that occasion as well as to the above feasts. This psalm is a song of praise for redemption by Christ, to be sung in Gospel times, when the name of the Lord should be known among all nations, from the rising to the setting sun. It is thought by some to be an abridgment of the song of Hannah, 1Sa 2:1-10, there is an agreement.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 12

  • 1. Psalms 115:18; See Job 1:21
  • 2. Psalms 50:1; Isaiah 59:19; Malachi 1:11
  • 3. See Psalms 48:10
  • 4. See Psalms 18:3
  • 5. Psalms 99:2
  • 6. Psalms 8:1; Psalms 57:5, 11; Psalms 148:13
  • 7. See Psalms 35:10
  • 8. See Psalms 11:4; [Psalms 138:6]
  • 9. [Psalms 136:23]; See Psalms 107:41
  • 10. [Job 36:7]
  • 11. Psalms 68:6; 1 Samuel 2:5; [Exodus 1:21; Isaiah 54:1]
  • 12. [See ver. 1 above]
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