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Psalms 113

1 Hallelujah! Give praise, servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD.
2 Let the name of the LORD be blessed both now and forever.
3 From the rising of the sun to its setting, let the name of the LORD be praised.
4 The LORD is exalted above all the nations, his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like the LORD our God — the one enthroned on high,
6 who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the trash heap
8 in order to seat them with nobles — with the nobles of his people.
9 He gives the childless woman a household, making her the joyful mother of children. Hallelujah!

Chapter Summary

From sunrise to sunset the LORD is praised, He who stoops to raise the poor and seats them with princes.

Book Summary

Psalms is the Bible's songbook: one hundred fifty prayers and hymns of praise, lament, thanksgiving, and trust, many attributed to David. From the depths of despair to the heights of worship, it has voiced the prayers of God's people for millennia.