Psalms 113 (LSB)

Chapter Text

113:1 Praise Yah! Praise, O slaves of Yahweh, Praise the name of Yahweh.

113:2 May the name of Yahweh be blessed From now until forever.

113:3 From the rising of the sun to its setting The name of Yahweh is to be praised.

113:4 Yahweh is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens.

113:5 Who is like Yahweh our God, The One who sits on high,

113:6 The One who brings Himself low to see The things in heaven and on the earth?

113:7 Who raises the poor from the dust And lifts high the needy from the ash heap,

113:8 To make them sit with nobles, With the nobles of His people.

113:9 He makes the barren woman of the house sit As a glad mother of children. Praise Yah!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "praise", "slaves", "yahweh", and "name". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "praise" and "slaves", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local LSB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "praise" and "slaves" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "praise" and "slaves" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.