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PSALM 113^*

Praise of God’s Care for the Poor

1Hallelujah!

I

Praise, you servants of the LORD,

praise the name of the LORD.^a

2Blessed be the name of the LORD

both now and forever.

3From the rising of the sun to its setting^b

let the name of the LORD be praised.

II

4High above all nations is the LORD;

above the heavens his glory.^c

5Who is like the LORD our God,

enthroned on high,

6^dlooking down on heaven and earth?

7He raises the needy from the dust,

lifts the poor from the ash heap,^e

8Seats them with princes,

the princes of the people,

9Gives the childless wife a home,

the joyful mother of children.^f

Hallelujah!

* [Psalm 113] A hymn exhorting the congregation to praise God’s name, i.e., the way in which God is present in the world; the name is mentioned three times in Ps 113:1–3. The divine name is especially honored in the Temple (Ps 113:1) but its recognition is not limited by time (Ps 113:2) and space (Ps 113:3), for God is everywhere active (Ps 113:4–5) especially in rescuing the lowly faithful (Ps 113:7–9).

a. [113:1] Ps 135:1.

b. [113:3] Mal 1:11.

c. [113:4] Ps 148:13.

d. [113:6] Ps 89:7–9.

e. [113:7] Ps 107:41; 1 Sm 2:7–8.

f. [113:9] 1 Sm 2:5; Is 54:1.