Psalms 113 · Verse 1

Psalms 113:1

Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.
Psalms 113:1, King James Version

Psalms 113:1 in other translations

BSBHallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD.
WEBPraise the LORD! Praise, you servants of the LORD, praise the LORD’s name.
ASVPraise ye Jehovah. Praise, O ye servants of Jehovah, Praise the name of Jehovah.
YLTPraise ye Jah! Praise, ye servants of Jehovah. Praise the name of Jehovah.
DARBYHallelujah! Praise, ye servants of Jehovah, praise the name of Jehovah.
BBELet the Lord be praised. O you servants of the Lord, give praise to the name of the Lord.
WebsterPraise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

What does Psalms 113:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 113:1-3

Psa 113:1-9. God's majesty contrasted with His condescension and gracious dealings towards the humble furnish matter and a call for praise. The Jews, it is said, used this and Psalms 114-118 on their great festivals, and called them the Greater Hallel, or Hymn.

1-3. Earnestness and zeal are denoted by the emphatic repetitions. servants of the Lord--or, all the people of God. name of the Lord--perfections (Psa 5:11; 111:9).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

An exhortation to bless God for his own excellencies, Psa 113:1-6; and for his great mercy to the poor and necessitous, Psa 113:7-9. Psa 113:1-9, Psa 114:1-8, 115, 116, Psa 117:1-2, and 118, form the great Hallel, and were sung by the Jews on their most solemn festivals, and particularly at the passover. To these reference is made by the evangelists, Mat 26:30, and Mar 14:26, there called the hymn which Jesus and his disciples sung at the passover, for the whole of the Psalms were considered as one grand hymn or thanksgiving. It was probably composed after the return from the captivity. It has no title but Hallelujah in the Hebrew and ancient Versions. Verse 1 Praise, O ye servants - Probably an address to the Levites. The Anglo-Saxon has praise the Lord, ye knaves. Knapa or knave signified among our ancestors a servant; sometimes a male, a young man.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
An exhortation to praise God. --God has praise from his own people. They have most reason to praise him; for those who attend him as his servants, know him best, and receive most of his favours, and it is easy, pleasant work to speak well of their Master. God's name ought to be praised in every place, from east to west. Within this wide space the Lord's name is to be praised; it ought to be so, though it is not. Ere long it will be, when all nations shall come and worship before him. God is exalted above all blessing and praise. We must therefore say, with holy admiration, Who is like unto the Lord our God? How condescending in him to behold the things in the earth! And what amazing condescension was it for the Son of God to come from heaven to earth, and take our nature upon him, that he might seek and save those that were lost! How vast his love in taking upon him the nature of man, to ransom guilty souls! God sometimes makes glorious his own wisdom and power, when, having some great work to do, he employs those least likely, and least thought of for it by themselves or others. The apostles were sent from fishing to be fishers of men. And this is God's constant method in his kingdom of grace. He takes men, by nature beggars, and even traitors, to be his favourites, his children, kings and priests unto him; and numbers them with the princes of his chosen people. He gives us all our comforts, which are generally the more welcome when long delayed, and no longer expected. Let us pray that those lands which are yet barren, may speedily become fruitful, and produce many converts to join in praising the Lord.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 113:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הַ֥לְלוּHa.lupraiseH1984
יָ֨הּ\׀yahYahwehH3050
הַ֭לְלוּHa.lupraiseH1984
עַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiO servants ofH5650
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
הַֽ֝לְלוּHa.lupraiseH1984
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שֵׁ֥םshem[the] name ofH8034
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 113:1

  • Ephesians 5:19-20

    Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

  • Psalms 135:1-3

    Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord. Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God, Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

  • Psalms 135:20

    Bless the Lord, O house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

  • Psalms 134:1

    A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord.

  • Psalms 33:1-2

    Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

  • Psalms 69:36

    The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

  • Revelation 19:5

    And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

  • Psalms 112:1

    Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

  • Psalms 103:20-21

    Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

  • Psalms 145:10

    All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.

  • Psalms 34:22

    The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 An exhortation to praise God for his excellency;
6 for his mercy.

(Title.)This and the following five Psalms form what is called by the Hebrews the great Hallel, or praise; which was sung on their most solemn festivals, and particularly after the celebration of the Passover. (See Mt 26:30. Mr 24:26.) This and the following were probably composed after the return from the captivity.
Praise ye the Lord. Heb. Hallelujah.
112:1
Praise, O.
33:1,2; 103:20,21; 134:1; 135:1-3,20; 145:10; Eph 5:19,20; Re 19:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 113:1

    Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.

  • Psalms 113:2

    Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.

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Psalms 113:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aleluya. ALABAD, siervos de Jehová, alabad el nombre de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Louez Jah. Louez, vous serviteurs de l’ Éternel, louez le nom de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Lobet, ihr Knechte Jehovas, lobet den Namen Jehovas!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Alleluja. In exitu Israël de Ægypto, domus Jacob de populo barbaro,