Psalm 113
The LORD favors poor people.
NOTE
This is one of the “Hallel” psalms. They are sung at the Passover meal.
THE LORD FAVORS POOR PEOPLE
VERSE 1. Praise the LORD! Praise, you servants of the LORD, praise the LORD’s name.
Praise the LORD! We are called to actually praise the LORD. What do you do? Shout? Sing?
VERSE 2. Blessed be the LORD’s name, from this time forward and forever more.
VERSE 3. From the rising of the sun to its going down, The LORD’s name is to be praised.
The LORD’s name is to be praised. The actual name of the Most High God is to used. And in the context of praise, that means it is to be sung. Or shouted.
VERSE 4. The LORD is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.
VERSE 5. Who is like the LORD, our God, who has his seat on high,
VERSE 6. Who stoops down to see in heaven and in the earth?
VERSE 7. He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;
raises up the poor. The LORD favors poor people.
Lifts up the needy. The LORD favors needy people.
VERSE 8. that he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
set him with princes. The LORD is very egalitarian. Poor people are of equal value as leaders of nations.
VERSE 9. He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD!
PSALMS
CHAPTERS: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150
Deuterocanonical chapter: 151
RESOURCES: Summary, Outline, Memorize, David’s Fasting
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