Psalm 113 comments, Praise ye the LORD

 

Psalm 113:1 ¶  Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. 2  Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. 3  From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’S name is to be praised. 4  The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. 5  Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, 6  Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! 7  He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; 8  That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people. 9  He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.

Here is a magnificent Psalm we can all pray aloud, praising the Creator of all things. According to John Gill this was sung at Jewish festivals and possibly by the Lord Jesus Christ after the Lord’s Supper.

Psalm 33:2  Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

Psalm 134:1 ¶  «A Song of degrees.» Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.

Some have said that this repeating of praise three times in verse 1 is a veiled reference to the three parts of God, popularly called the Trinity. So that has also been said of the following verses.

Numbers 6:24  The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: 25  The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: 26  The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

Psalm 96:1 ¶  O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth. 2  Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.

The Lord’s name is to be praised at all times and in all places as it was at the beginning, as early commentators pointed out.

Job 38:4 ¶  Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 5  Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 6  Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; 7  When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

 

We shall praise Him forever for our salvation.

Revelation 5:8  And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9  And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10  And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 11  And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12  Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13  And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14  And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

 

Praise Him all the day long. Praise Him while you have breath in your body. He is beyond our comprehension greater than all things He has created.

 

Psalm 97:9  For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.

 

Isaiah 40:17  All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

 

Job 5:9  Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

 

Psalm 145:3  Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

 

Verse 6 reminds me of Christ, who being God, humbled Himself to live as one of us, to see things from both above and from below.

 

Hebrews 10:5  Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

 

Hebrews 2:16  For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

 

The blessings of God are made apparent in verses 7 through 9 in His miraculous control over human events and so-called natural events. Neither the happenings of men or the workings of the natural world are beyond His power. He is merciful.

 

We should pray this Psalm back to God and be grateful and joyful to the Lord for His magnificent mercy and for His mercy and for His plan for our lives. Praise Him!