Salmos 113

Salmos 113

PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME! Psalm 113:1 PRAISE the LORD! (Hallelujah!) PRAISE, O servants of the LORD. PRAISE the NAME of the LORD. Servants: Ps 33:1,2 103:20,21 134:1 135:1-3,20 145:10 Eph 5:19,20 Rev 19:5) Before you read the notes, pause for a moment of worship of the Most High God. First, confess all known and unknown (unintentional) sin, ask for the Spirit's illuminating teaching, read the first three verses of Psalm 113, and then softly sing praises to the only One to Whom praise is due! Click the song below - it's only about 2 minutes but is well worth the time invested... I SING PRAISES TO YOUR NAME I sing praises to Your Name O LORD praises to Your Name O LORD For Your Name is great and greatly to be praised. Alexander Maclaren rightly calls this psalm a "pure burst of praise!" (The Expositor's Bible) PSALM 113 A CONCISE MANUAL OF WORSHIP Warren Wiersbe Who should worship (Ps 113:1). “Servants of the Lord” includes all of God’s people, for those who have trusted Him surely would want to live for Him. When we worship (Ps 113:2). Start right now and keep on going! It is always time to praise the Lord. Make every breath a hymn of worship. Where we worship (Ps 113:3). His name should be praised from east to west, all day long, no matter where we are. If you find yourself in a place where you cannot praise the Lord, maybe you do not belong there. Why we worship (Ps 113:4–9). Because of who God is (Ps 113:4–6) and what God does (Ps 113:7–9). The better you know God, the more you will worship Him. The more you experience His grace in daily life, the more praise you will bring to Him. If you have a problem praising the Lord from sunup to sundown, what will you do for all eternity? Mary’s joyful song of praise (Luke 1:46–55) echoes Psalm 113:7–9. God’s grace makes kings out of beggars and joyful mothers out of the barren. Praise the Lord! (With the Word Bible Commentary) Psalm 113 is the first of the “Hallel” psalms which were sung at the three Feasts of the Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. These were the feasts that Jewish males were required to attend annually in Jerusalem (Ex 34:23, Dt 16:16 - note Feast of Unleavened Bread often used as a synonym for Passover = Lk 22:1). At the Passover Feast Psalms 113 and 114 were sung before the meal and Psalms 115-118 after the Passover mean. John Phillips outlines Psalm 113, which he entitles "Hallelujah!" Notice this psalm divides nicely into 3 stanzas of 3 verses each. The Lord Demands Praise (Ps 113:1-3) His Rightful Claim (Ps 113:1a, b) His Royal Name (Ps 113:1-2) His Resounding Fame (Ps 113:3) The Lord Desires Praise (Ps 113:4-6) His Glory (Ps 113:4) His Greatness (Ps 113:5) His Grace (Ps 113:6) The Lord Deserves Praise (Ps 113:7-9) A. His Kindness to the Downtrodden (Ps 113:7-8) He brings them: 1. Up from the Pit (Ps 113:7) 2. Into the Palace (Ps 113:8) B. His Kindness to the Distressed (Ps 113:9) William Barrick's outline... I. The Lord’s Great Name (Ps 113:1-3) II. The Lord’s Grand Majesty (Ps 113:4-6) III. The Lord’s Gracious Mercy (Ps 113:7-9) J J Steward Perowne The Psalm may be said to be a connecting link between the Song of Hannah and the Magnificat of the Virgin. It may be viewed as consisting of three strophes, 1. The first exhorts to the praise of Jehovah as the one great object of praise. Ps 113:1–3. 2. The second sets forth His greatness. Ps 113:4–6. 3. The third magnifies His condescension. Ps 113:7–9. The second and third of these divisions, however, are closely connected, and, in fact, run into one another. (The book of Psalms - a new translation, with explanatory notes) Joseph Alexander summarizes Psalm 113 THE Psalmist celebrates the majesty of God, Ps 113:1-5, in contrast with his gracious condescension to his suffering creatures, Ps 113: 6-9. (Commentary on Psalms) Alexander Maclaren The general underlying thought is a noteworthy one. The worshipper is to be like his God. So it is in idolatry; so it should be with us. Worship is, or should be, adoration of and yearning after the highest conceivable good. Such an attitude must necessarily lead to imitation, and be crowned by resemblance. Love makes like, and they who worship God are bound to, and certainly will, in proportion to the ardor and sincerity of their devotion, grow like Him whom they adore. (The Expositor's Bible) See Also Excursus Below - Praise His Holy Name Matthew Henry -The invitation is very pressing: praise you the LORD, and again and again, Praise Him, praise Him (Ps 113:1); blessed be His Name, for it is to be praised. This intimates, (1.) That it is a necessary and most excellent duty, greatly pleasing to God, and has a large room in religion. (2.) That it is a duty we should much abound in, in which we should be frequently employed and greatly enlarged. (3.) That it is work which we are very backward to, and which we need to be engaged and excited to by precept upon precept and line upon line. (4.) That those who are much in praising God themselves will court others to it, both because they find the weight of the work, and that there is need of all the help they can fetch in (there is employment for all hearts, all hands, and all little enough), and because they find the pleasure of it, which they wish all their friends may share in. Jamieson...Earnestness and zeal are denoted by the emphatic repetitions (Praise x3)... Praise in this passage is a command, not a suggestion. In the Septuagint (Lxx) it is in the present imperative calling for a habitual practice. A lifestyle of Praise is our privilege as believers and should be our daily passion. When we practice the discipline of praise (the "uplook"), it is guaranteed to change our "outlook." (as the Spirit transforms us from glory to glory - 2Cor 3:18-note). The command to praise God is found throughout Scripture and provides the opportunity to work out our salvation (by practicing the discipline of praise) in fear and trembling, but realizing that the only way to accomplish this supernatural privilege is because God is in us (His Spirit indwells every believer - Ro 8:9-note, 1Cor 6:19-note), continually giving us the desire (to praise) and the power (to praise) and in so doing to conduct ourselves in a manner which is pleasing to the Father. (Read Phil 2:12-note, Phil 2:13NLT-note) Ps 33:1 Sing for joy in the LORD, O you righteous ones; Praise is becoming to the upright (upright in heart, in right standing with God by grace through faith). Praise the LORD - Psalm 113 begins and ends with the Hebrew phrase "Hallelujah (word study)!" This great phrase occurs 43x in 40v in NAS - Gen. 29:35; 1 Chr. 16:4; 23:30; 2 Chr. 20:19; Ezra 3:10; Ps. 22:26; 102:18; 104:35; 105:45; 106:1, 48; 111:1; 112:1; 113:1, 9; 115:17f; 116:19; 117:1f; 135:1, 3, 21; 146:1f, 10; 147:1, 12, 20; 148:1, 7, 14; 149:1, 9; 150:1, 6; Isa. 12:5; 62:9; Jer. 20:13; Rom. 15:11 Play this old song Praise the Lord. Praise the Name of the LORD - 5x in 5v in NAS - Ps 113:1, 135:1, 148:5, 148:13, Joel 2:26. Hem your blessings with praise, Lest they unravel!