Psalm 113:3-9

3 Dal sol levante fino al ponente sia lodato il nome dell’Eterno!

4 L’Eterno è eccelso sopra tutte le nazioni, e la sua gloria è al disopra dei cieli.

5 Chi è simile all’Eterno, all’Iddio nostro, che siede sul trono in alto,

6 che s’abbassa a riguardare nei cieli e sulla terra?

7 Egli rileva il misero dalla polvere, e trae su il povero dal letame,

8 per farlo sedere coi principi, coi principi del suo popolo.

9 Fa abitar la sterile in famiglia, qual madre felice di figliuoli. Alleluia.

Psalm 113:3-9 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.