Understand the key themes and apply Psalms 113 to your life today
9 verses | King James Version
Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
Psalms 113:1 means God’s people are called to actively praise Him, not just in worship services but in everyday life. It reminds us that whatever …
Read full analysisBlessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
Psalms 113:2 means God deserves praise not just in special moments, but constantly and forever. It reminds us to honor God’s name in everyday life—at …
Read full analysisFrom the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised.
Psalms 113:3 means God deserves praise all day long, everywhere, because He is always good and in control. It’s a reminder to look for reasons …
Read full analysisThe LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
Psalms 113:4 means God is higher and greater than every country, leader, and problem on earth. His power and goodness reach beyond the skies. When …
Read full analysisWho is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
Psalms 113:5 means God is completely unlike anyone else—He is higher, greater, and wiser than all. Yet this exalted God still cares about our everyday …
Read full analysisWho humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
Psalms 113:6 means God is so great He has to “stoop down” to look at everything in heaven and on earth, yet He willingly does. …
Read full analysisHe raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
Psalms 113:7 means God sees people at their lowest and has the power to completely change their situation. “Dust” and “dunghill” picture shame, poverty, and …
Read full analysisThat he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
Psalms 113:8 means God can lift people from low, overlooked places to positions of honor and influence. It shows that your background, failures, or poverty …
Read full analysisHe maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 113:9 means God sees people who feel empty, overlooked, or disappointed—like a woman who can’t have children—and has the power to completely change their …
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