Psalm 113
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV, Common Worship Psalter, ASB Psalter, and BCP Psalter) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and Comparative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:
- Commentary,
Psalm 113, Nancy deClaissé-Walford, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "God who dwells on high looks down upon the earth; sees the needy and the poor Israelites in slavery in Egypt; raises them up from the dunghills and places them in the dwellings of princes; sees barren Israel, and gives her children a place to dwell."
- Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
- Commentary,
Psalm 113, Paul O. Myhre, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "When I think of interpreting the psalms I am immediately thrust into a world that is both foreign and familiar."
-
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.
- Commentary,
Psalm 113, Nancy deClaissé-Walford, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes
direct links).
- Craigie, Peter C., "Psalm 113:
Expository Article," Interpretation, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Limburg, James,
"The Autumn Leaves: Pages from the Psalter for Late Pentecost," Word
& World, 1992. (The section on this text begins on page 274.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Weborg, C. John, "God's Break-In: Occasion for
Praise," Ex Auditu, 1992. Sermon.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Willis, John T.,
"The Song of Hannah and Psalm 113," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1973.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Zemek, George J., "Grandeur and Grace: God's
Transcendence and Immanence in Psalm 113," Master's Seminary Journal,
1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Craigie, Peter C., "Psalm 113:
Expository Article," Interpretation, 1985.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- "March with Palm Branches All the Way to the Altar," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- Drama:
- Liturgy:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Psalm 113:3, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds.
- Hymns and Music:
- The Seedbed Psalter, with selected tunes for singing.
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- 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. See Terms of Use.
- Psalm 113, set to Arlington or Azmon (CM) by Dale A. Schoening, Metrical Psalms.
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- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Psalms
