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 the dust: Israel after the captivity primarily, and ultimately after their present dispersion (Psalms 113:1-9); praise Yahweh from this time forth from the rising to the setting of the sun (Psalms 113:1-3); His high majesty: yet His stooping to things in heaven and earth (Psalms 113:4-6); He sets the poor with princes, and giveth the barren children (Psalms 113:7-9).
Praise ye the Lord - Hallelujah.
O ye servants of the Lord - "the upright ... that fear Him ... His people" (Psalms 111:1; Psalms 111:5-6; Psalms 34:22; Psalms 69:36); "Israel His servant" (Psalms 136:22; Ezra 5:11; Nehemiah 1:10). Praise is one leading service which the Lord's "servants" owe Him.