113
The Loʀᴅ Exalts the Humble.
*Praise the Loʀᴅ! (Hallelujah!)
Praise, O servants of the Loʀᴅ,
Praise the name of the Loʀᴅ.
Blessed be the name of the Loʀᴅ
From this time forth and forever.
From the rising of the sun to its setting
The name of the Loʀᴅ is to be praised [with awe-inspired reverence].
The Loʀᴅ is high above all nations,
And His glory above the heavens.
 
Who is like the Loʀᴅ our God,
Who is enthroned on high,
Who humbles Himself to regard
The heavens and the earth? [Ps 138:6; Is 57:15]
He raises the poor out of the dust
And lifts the needy from the ash heap,
That He may seat them with princes,
With the princes of His people.
He makes the barren woman live in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Loʀᴅ! (Hallelujah!)
* 113:1 It is said that Psalms 113-118 were ordained by the prophets and Torah scholars to be recited as a unit on special holy days. The unit was called the Hallel (Heb “Praise”). 113:1 According to Jewish tradition, one who had the office of Reader in a congregation would read the Psalms of the Hallel aloud, and when he came to a command to “Praise the Loʀᴅ” (Heb Halelu Yah), it was the congregation’s duty to respond with “Hallelujah!”