> [[psalm-112|← Previous]] | [[psalm-00|TOC]] | [[psalm-114|Next →]] --- # Psalm 113 ## Praise of God’s Care for the Poor 1 Hallelujah! ### I Praise, you servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. 2 Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forever. 3 From the rising of the sun to its setting let the name of the LORD be praised. ### II 4 High above all nations is the LORD; above the heavens his glory. 5 Who is like the LORD our God, enthroned on high, 6 looking down on heaven and earth? 7 He raises the needy from the dust, lifts the poor from the ash heap, 8 Seats them with princes, the princes of the people, 9 Gives the childless wife a home, the joyful mother of children. Hallelujah! \* (Psalm 113) A hymn exhorting the congregation to praise God’s name, i.e., the way in which God is present in the world; the name is mentioned three times in [Ps 113:1] – [3]. The divine name is especially honored in the Temple ([Ps 113:1]) but its recognition is not limited by time ([Ps 113:2]) and space ([Ps 113:3]), for God is everywhere active ([Ps 113:4] – [5]) especially in rescuing the lowly faithful ([Ps 113:7] – [9]). a. (113:1) [Ps 135:1]. b. (113:3) [Mal 1:11]. c. (113:4) [Ps 148:13]. d. (113:6) [Ps 89:7] – [9]. e. (113:7) [Ps 107:41]; [1 Sm 2:7] – [8]. f. (113:9) [1 Sm 2:5]; [Is 54:1]. --- _New American Bible, revised edition_ (2010, 1991, 1986, 1970) Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. > [[psalm-112|← Previous]] | [[psalm-00|TOC]] | [[psalm-114|Next →]]