Psalm 113

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 113:9

(9) He maketh.—See margin. Motherhood alone assured the wife of a fixed and dignified position in her husband’s house. The quotation from Hannah’s song suggested the allusion to her story. We are no doubt right in taking this joyful mother as emblematic of the nation itself restored to prosperity and joy. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 113:1-9

Psalms 113:1-9THIS pure burst of praise is the first of the psalms composing the Hallel, which was sung at the three great feasts (Passover, Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles), as well as at the festival of Dedication and at the new moons. "In the domestic celebration of the Passover night ‘the Hallel’ is divided into two parts; the one half, Psalms 113:1-9 and Psalms 114:1-8, being sung before the repast, before the emptying of the second festal cup, and the other half, Psalms 115:1-18;... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 113:1-9

Psalms 113:0 Hallelujah! Praise His Name! This third Hallelujah Psalm begins with a Hallelujah and ends with Hallelujah. It is given in the Authorized Version as “Praise ye the Lord” (as in all these Psalms). It would be more sublime to maintain this grand old Hebrew word “Hallelujah.” His Name is praised. “Praise the name of the Lord--Blessed be the Name of the Lord.” Yea from the rising of the sun unto the going down, from one end of the earth unto the other, the Lord’s Name is praised. He... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 113:1

113:1 Praise ye the LORD. {a} Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.(a) By this often repetition he stirs up our cold dullness to praise God, seeing his works are so wonderful, and that we are created for the same cause. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 113:4

113:4 The LORD [is] high above all {b} nations, [and] his glory above the heavens.(b) If God’s glory shines through all the world, and therefore of all ought to be praised, what great condemnation were it to his people, among whom chiefly it shines, if they should not earnestly extol his Name? read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 113:7

113:7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth the {c} needy out of the dunghill;(c) By preferring the poor to high honour and giving the barren children, he shows that God works not only in his Church by ordinary means, but also by miracles. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 113:1-9

The first psalm in this lesson is one of the imprecatory or cursing psalms, in the interpretation of which we should keep in mind the principles already stated: (1) that the writer speaks as a prophet; (2) that the enemies are not merely personal to him but enemies of God; (3) that they are not individuals so much as nations; and (4) that they are considered at a time when the incorrigible condition has been reached, and they have become permanently fixed in opposition to the Most High. The... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 113:1

CONTENTS The general subject of this psalm is praise. The sacred writer calls upon all to praise the Lord, from sun-rise to sun-set. Every individual of intelligent creation is supposed to be interested in this service. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 113:1-3

The prophet Malachi looking into gospel days, declared, that the name of Jehovah should be great among the Gentiles, from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, Malachi 1:11 . To this most reasonable service, the servants of the Lord are here called; and the subjects of creation, providence, and redemption, furnish out endless matter for devout souls to enlarge upon. And oh! thou blessed Jesus, how dust thou, as the servant of Jehovah, set a glorious example to all thy redeemed!... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 113:4-6

A most sublime thought is awakened by these verses, in the contemplation of God. To behold things in heaven, in the upper and brighter world, is wonderful condescension in him that inhabiteth the praises of eternity! And how much more so to behold things on earth, amidst the universal corruption induced by the fall! And to behold, and regard, a poor sinful worm of the earth, such as man, and the best of men, in his highest estate, is still going down in the scale of condescension. But what... read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 113:9

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 113:1-9

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 113:1-9

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 113:1

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 113:4

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 113:7

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 113:1-9

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 113:1

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 113:1-3

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 113:4-6

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