Psalms 113:1-4

1 ¹Praise the LORD! ²Praise, O ³servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD!

2 ⁴Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and forevermore!

3 ⁵From the rising of the sun to its setting, ⁶the name of the LORD is ⁷to be praised!

4 The LORD is ⁸high above all nations, and his ⁹glory above the heavens!

Psalms 113:1-4 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.

Cross References

• 1. See Psalms 104:35
• 2. Psalms 135:1
• 3. Psalms 34:22; Psalms 69:36; Psalms 102:28
• 4. Psalms 115:18; See Job 1:21
• 5. Psalms 50:1; Isaiah 59:19; Malachi 1:11
• 6. See Psalms 48:10
• 7. See Psalms 18:3
• 8. Psalms 99:2
• 9. Psalms 8:1; Psalms 57:5, 11; Psalms 148:13