Salmi 113:1-6

1 ALLELUIA. Lodate, servitori del Signore, Lodate il Nome del Signore.

2 Sia benedetto il nome del Signore, Da ora in eterno.

3 Il nome del Signore è lodato Dal sol levante, infino al ponente.

4 Il Signore è eccelso sopra tutte le nazioni, La sua gloria è sopra i cieli.

5 Chi è simile al Signore Iddio nostro, Il quale abita ne’ luoghi altissimi?

6 Che riguarda abbasso In cielo ed in terra;

Salmi 113:1-6 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.