Psalm 113:1

Verse 1 of 9. The 113th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.

1Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.

2Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.

3From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised.

4The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.

5Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,

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Psalm 113:1 in the World English Bible

Praise the LORD! Praise, you servants of the LORD, praise the LORD’s name.
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Matthew Henry on Psalm 113:1

The invitation is very pressing: praise you the Lord, and again and again, Praise him, praise him; blessed be his name, for it is to be praised, v. 1-3. This intimates, (1.) That it is a necessary and most excellent duty, greatly pleasing to God, and has a large room in religion. (2.) That it is a duty we should much abound in, in which we should be frequently employed and greatly enlarged. (3.) That it is work which we…

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.