# Psalm 113 📖: Who Is Like Our God [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[-Psalm Overview]] | [[Psalm 112]] | [[Psalm 114]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] > [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]] > [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] > [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]] > [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]] > [[#💬 Discussion Questions]] > [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📂 Internal Notes]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) [[#Verse 01.]] Praise the Lord. Praise, you servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. [[#Verse 02.]] May the Lord’s name be praised now and forevermore. [[#Verse 03.]] From east to west the Lord’s name is deserving of praise. [[#Verse 04.]] The Lord is exalted over all the nations; his splendor reaches beyond the sky. [[#Verse 05.]] Who can compare to the Lord our God, who sits on a high throne? [[#Verse 06.]] He bends down to look at the sky and the earth. [[#Verse 07.]] He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile, [[#Verse 08.]] that he might seat him with princes, with the princes of his people. [[#Verse 09.]] He makes the barren woman of the family a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord. ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights 1. Psalm 113 begins the "Egyptian Hallel" (Psalms 113 to 118), psalms of praise sung at the Jewish Passover and other feasts. 2. In Jewish tradition, Psalms 113 and 114 were sung before the Passover meal and Psalms 115 to 118 after it. 3. The hymn Jesus and His disciples sang after the Last Supper (Matthew 26:30) was likely from this Hallel. 4. The psalm begins and ends with "Praise the Lord" (Hallelujah). 5. Verses 7-8 are nearly identical to Hannah's song in 1 Samuel 2:8. 6. The "ash heap" (113:7) was the town garbage dump, where outcasts and beggars often sat. 7. The barren woman becoming a joyful mother (113:9) recalls Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Hannah. 8. Mary's song in Luke 1:52-53 echoes this theme of God lifting the humble. 9. "From sunrise to sunset" (113:3) pictures praise across the whole earth, as in Malachi 1:11. 10. The phrase "servants of the Lord" (113:1) may refer to the whole people of God or especially to those who served in the temple. ## 🧠 Chapter Summary > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter Christ is the exalted God who stooped down to lift the lowly (113:5-7). Though He existed in the form of God, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death on a cross (Philippians 2:6-8). ## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 💬 Discussion Questions 1. God is enthroned on high, yet He bends down to look at the heavens and the earth (113:5-6). How does God's humility move you to worship? 2. God lifts the poor from the dust and seats them with princes (113:7-8). Who in your life needs to experience that kind of welcome? 3. The psalm calls for praise from sunrise to sunset (113:3). What would it look like to praise God through your whole day? ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 verse 3: From the rising of the sun to its setting, the Lord's name is to be praised. - 📖 verses 5-6: No one is like the Lord, who sits on high yet bends down to look. - 📖 verses 7-8: He lifts the poor from the dust and seats them with princes. ## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference - 🔗 [[Philippians 02#Verse 05.|Philippians 2:5-11]] - Christ humbled Himself and was exalted. - 🔗 [[1 Samuel 02#Verse 01.|1 Samuel 2:1-8]] - Hannah's song of praise. - 🔗 [[Luke 01#Verse 46.|Luke 1:46-55]] - Mary's song magnifies the Lord. - 🔗 [[Matthew 26#Verse 30.|Matthew 26:30]] - They sang a hymn and went out. - 🔗 [[James 02#Verse 05.|James 2:5]] - God chose the poor to be rich in faith. ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection 📝 SOAP: [[Psalm 113- SOAP|Everyone Has A Place In God’s Family]] ## 📂 Internal Notes