Psalms 113 · Verse 5

Psalms 113:5

Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,

Psalms 113:5, King James Version

Psalms 113:5 in other translations

BSB	Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?
WEB	Who is like the LORD, our God, who has his seat on high,
ASV	Who is like unto Jehovah our God, That hath his seat on high,
YLT	Who is as Jehovah our God, He is exalting Himself to sit?
DARBY	Who is like unto Jehovah our God, who hath placed his dwelling on high;
BBE	Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high,
Webster	Who is like to the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high.

What does Psalms 113:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 113:4-6

4-6. God's exaltation enhances His condescension;

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 5 Who is like unto the Lord - Those who are highly exalted are generally unapproachable; they are proud and overbearing; or so surrounded with magnificence and flatterers, that to them the poor have no access; but God, though infinitely exalted, humbleth himself to behold even heaven itself, and much more does he humble himself when he condescends to behold earth and her inhabitants; (Psa 113:6). But so does he love his creatures that he rejoices over even the meanest of them to do them good.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 113:5 in the original Hebrew

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מִ֭יmiwho?H4310

כַּיהוָ֣הka.Yah.weh[is] like YahwehH3068

אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430

הַֽמַּגְבִּיהִ֥יha.mag.bi.Hiwho is making highH1361

לָשָֽׁבֶת\׃la.Sha.vetto sitH3427

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

Cross references for Psalms 113:5

Isaiah 40:25
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
Jeremiah 10:6
Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Psalms 89:6
For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?
Deuteronomy 33:26
There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
Exodus 15:11
Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Psalms 89:8
O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
Isaiah 40:18
To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Psalms 103:19
The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Psalms 35:10
All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
Isaiah 16:5
And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

like.
89:6,8; Ex 15:11; De 33:26; Isa 40:18,25; 16:5; Jer 10:6
dwelleth. Heb. exalteth himself to dwell.

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

Context

Psalms 113:4
The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
Psalms 113:5
Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,
Psalms 113:6
Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

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Psalms 113:5 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	¿Quién como Jehová nuestro Dios, que ha enaltecido su habitación,
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Qui est comme l’ Éternel, notre Dieu? Il a placé sa demeure en haut;
German Elberfelder 1871	Wer ist wie Jehova, unser Gott, der hoch oben thront;
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Quid est tibi, mare, quod fugisti? et tu, Jordanis, quia conversus es retrorsum?