Psalm 113 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Psalm 113

God the Helper of the Needy

1 Praise the Lord!
Praise, O servants of the Lord;
praise the name of the Lord.(A)

2 Blessed be the name of the Lord
from this time on and forevermore.(B)
3 From the rising of the sun to its setting,
the name of the Lord is to be praised.(C)
4 The Lord is high above all nations
and his glory above the heavens.(D)

5 Who is like the Lord our God,
who is seated on high,(E)
6 who looks far down
on the heavens and the earth?(F)
7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 to make them sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He gives the barren woman a home,
making her the joyous mother of children.
Praise the Lord!(G)

Cross references

  1. 113.1 : Ps 135.1
  2. 113.2 : Dan 2.20
  3. 113.3 : Ps 50.1
  4. 113.4 : Ps 8.1; 97.9; 99.2
  5. 113.5 : Ps 89.6; 103.19
  6. 113.6 : Ps 11.4; 138.6; Isa 57.15
  7. 113.9 : 1 Sam 2.5; Isa 54.1