Psalm 113

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  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV, Common Worship Psalter, ASB Psalter, and BCP Psalter) at Oremus Bible Browser.
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• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • IV.14, IV.34, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
  • From Exposition on the Psalms, Augustine (354-430).
    • "What then, brethren, if we have already heard of those humble things which are in heaven, lifted up from the mire, that they might be set with the princes of the people; have we by consequence heard nothing of the humble things which the Lord beholdeth on the earth? For those friends who will judge with their Lord are fewer, while those whom they receive into everlasting habitations are more in number. For although the whole of a heap of corn compared with the separate chaff may seem to contain few in number; yet considered by itself, it is abundant."
  • From the Geneva Notes (1599).
    • "If God's glory shines through all the world, and therefore of all ought to be praised, what great condemnation were it to his people, among whom chiefly it shines, if they should not earnestly extol his Name?"
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.(c. 1700)
    • "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."
  • From Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791). (Scroll down at their site to access unindexed Psalm commentary.)
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "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."     
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • 18th Sunday after Pentecost: Psalm 113, The Autumn Leaves: Pages from the Psalter for Late Pentecost, James Limburg, Texts in Context, Word & World, Luther Seminary, 1992.
    • "The psalm speaks of a God who is high and exalted, but who also stoops down to care for people."
  • "In Praise of the Name," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
  • Environmental & earth-centered reflections from the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota Environmental Stewardship Commission.
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  • Craigie, Peter C., "Psalm 113: Expository Article," Interpretation, 1985.
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  • Limburg, James, "The Autumn Leaves: Pages from the Psalter for Late Pentecost," Word & World, 1992. (The section on this text begins on page 274.)
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  • Weborg, C. John, "God's Break-In: Occasion for Praise," Ex Auditu, 1992. Sermon.
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  • Willis, John T., "The Song of Hannah and Psalm 113," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1973.
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• Reviews:
• Sermons:
  • "His Eye Is on the Sparrow," John Jewell, 2001.
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  • Psalm 113:3, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds.
• Hymns and Music:
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Psalm 113. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • HymnSite.com Hymn Selections.
  • "Praise the Lord," lyrics, midi, sheet music, mp3. Stephen J. Pearson, The Psalmistry.
  • Psalm 113, set to Arlington or Azmon (CM) by Dale A. Schoening, Metrical Psalms.
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