Psalms 113:1

Ye servants of the Lord — i.e., Israel. (See Psalms 69:36.)

Related Commentaries of Psalms 113:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Praise ye the Lord - Margin, as in Hebrew, “Hallelujah.” See the notes at Psalms 106:1 . Praise, O ye servants of the Lord - You who profess...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Praise ye the LORD. (a) Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. (a) By this often repetition he stirs up our cold dullness t...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXIII. God on High Cares for the Lowly. Psalms 113:7 . The dunghill is like Job's, waste and refuse heaped up outside the village and still the r...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

The third of these three Hallelujah Psalms (111, 113). The Psalms of this group are called the Hallel Psalms (113, 118). Psalms 113 and 114 were su...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Praise, ye servants of Jehovah! This psalm contains abundant reasons for all men without exception to praise God. The faithful alone being...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. Praise, O ye servants - Probably an address to the Levites. The A...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

An exhortation to praise God for his excellency, and for his mercy. THIS and the five following psalms, were by the Jews called הלל hallel, or...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. This psalm praises Yahweh as the Raiser of the poor out of...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. begins the group (113-118) known in the Jewish Church as the Hallel Psalms, or Hymns of Praise, from hillel, to praise. They are sung at t...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 113:1-9 THIS pure burst of praise is the first of the psalms composing the Hallel, which was sung at the three great feasts (Passover, Pent...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Mighty God Uplifteth the Lowly Psalms 113:1-9 ; Psalms 114:1-8 We detect the song of Samuel's mother in the first of these psalms. She san...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the first of six psalms which constitute the Hallel or Hymn of Praise, which the Hebrews sang at Passover, Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabern...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The general subject of this psalm is praise. The sacred writer calls upon all to praise the Lord, from sun-rise to sun-set. Every individua...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The prophet Malachi looking into gospel days, declared, that the name of Jehovah should be great among the Gentiles, from the rising of the sun to th...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE LORD’S NAME BE PRAISED! ‘Praise the name of the Lord.’ Psalms 113:1 I. As God has given Himself a name that is above every name, and ha...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Praise ye the Lord ,.... Or, "hallelujah". This is the title of the psalm, as in the two preceding, and directs to the principal matter of it. Pra...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. Ver. 1. Hallelujah ] See Psalms 111:1 . Praise, O ye serv...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Praise, O ye servants of the Lord Ye Levites, who are peculiarly devoted to this solemn work, and sometimes termed God's servants, in a special sen...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

A Call to Praise God; God's Greatness and Condescension. 1 Praise ye...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 113 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm is a declaration of God's powerful and universal providence towards all men, and especially towards his afflicted...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION 1. Another of the Hallelujah Psalms 2 . Date and authorship unknown. 3. The first of six Psalms in the Jewish liturgy (113–118) term...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

We will read, this evening, two passages in the Word of God; the first will be Psalms 113:1 . Psalms 113:1 . Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This and the five following psalms form the great HALLEL, or hymn of praise, sung at the passover and other festivals of the Jews. They celebrate, as...
The Biblical Illustrator

Praise the name of the Lord. Highest service and the highest Being I. The highest service in which intelligent creatures can engage. What is pr...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This is the first of the "Hallel" psalms, or of those sung at the Feasts of the Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. It is a "Hallel...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Praise ye the Lord, this being the third hallelujah psalm, setting forth the majesty of God, together with His mercy in dealing with the humble. It w...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Praise of God's Mercy toward the Lowly.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 5:19 ; Ephesians 5:20 ; Mark 2:1 ; Matthew 26:30 ; Psalms 103:20 ; Psalms 103:21 ; Psalms 134:1 ; Psalms 135:1-3 ; Psalms 135:20 ;...

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

Related Commentaries of Psalms 113:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 113:1