Psalms 113
Psalm 113 is a hymn of praise calling believers to continually honor YHWH's name, celebrating His transcendent majesty as the sovereign Creator seated above all creation.[1][2] The psalm emphasizes YHWH's gracious condescension—though exalted high above the heavens, He looks down to see and lift up the poor from the dust, the needy from the ash heap, and grants the barren woman a home and joyful motherhood, reversing their lowly stations.[1][2][3]
Interlinear Text
Praise
Extol!
Praise!
Yah
Yah, the Existing One
Yah
Praise
Extol!
Praise!
servants
servants of
servants of
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
Praise
Extol!
Praise!
[direct object marker]
object-marker
[·]
name
name-of
name of
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
הַ֥לְלוּ
𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅
halelu
Praise
Extol!
Praise!
HVpv2mp
יָ֨הּ
𐤉𐤄
yah
Yah
Yah, the Existing One
Yah
HNp
הַ֭לְלוּ
𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅
halelu-2
Praise
Extol!
Praise!
HVpv2mp
עַבְדֵ֣י
𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉
avedey
servants
servants of
servants of
HNcmpc
יְהוָ֑ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp
הַֽ֝לְלוּ
𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅
halelu-3
Praise
Extol!
Praise!
HVpv2mp
אֶת
𐤀𐤕
et
[direct object marker]
object-marker
[·]
HTo
שֵׁ֥ם
𐤔𐤌
shem
name
name-of
name of
HNcmsc
יְהוָֽה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah-2
Nyambe (Lozi)
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp
Let be
may he be
let there be
the name
name-of
name of
of the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
blessed
one endowed with blessing
blessed
from now
from this time onward
from now onward
and unto
and up to
and until
forever
hidden age
forever
יְהִ֤י
𐤉𐤄𐤉
yehi
Let be
may he be
let there be
HVqi3ms
שֵׁ֣ם
𐤔𐤌
shem
the name
name-of
name of
HNcmsc
יְהוָ֣ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
of the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp
מְבֹרָ֑ךְ
𐤌𐤁𐤓𐤊
mevorakhe
blessed
one endowed with blessing
blessed
HVPsmsa
מֵֽ֝/עַתָּ֗ה
𐤌/𐤏𐤕𐤄
meatah
from now
from this time onward
from now onward
HR/D
וְ/עַד
𐤅/𐤏𐤃
vead
and unto
and up to
and until
HC/R
עוֹלָֽם
𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌
olam
forever
hidden age
forever
HNcmsa
from the rising
from the sunrise-place
from the east
of the sun
sun
sun
until
up to
until
its setting
his entrance
its setting
is praised
much-praised one
much-praised one
the name
name-of
name
of the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
מִ/מִּזְרַח
𐤌/𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇
mimizerach
from the rising
from the sunrise-place
from the east
HR/Ncmsc
שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ
𐤔𐤌𐤔
shemesh
of the sun
sun
sun
HNcbsa
עַד
𐤏𐤃
ad
until
up to
until
HR
מְבוֹא֑/וֹ
𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤀/𐤅
mevoo
its setting
his entrance
its setting
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
מְ֝הֻלָּ֗ל
𐤌𐤄𐤋𐤋
mehulal
is praised
much-praised one
much-praised one
HVPsmsa
שֵׁ֣ם
𐤔𐤌
shem
the name
name-of
name
HNcmsc
יְהוָֽה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
of the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp
high
the one who is high
the one who is high
above/over
upon
above
all
entirety of
all of
nations
people-groups
people-groups
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
above
upon
above
the heavens
the lofty-heights
the heavens
his glory
his weightiness
his glory
רָ֖ם
𐤓𐤌
ram
high
the one who is high
the one who is high
HVqrmsa
עַל
𐤏𐤋
al
above/over
upon
above
HR
כָּל
𐤊𐤋
kal
all
entirety of
all of
HNcmsc
גּוֹיִ֥ם
𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌
goyim
nations
people-groups
people-groups
HNcmpa
יְהוָ֑ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp
עַ֖ל
𐤏𐤋
al-2
above
upon
above
HR
הַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם
𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌
hashamayim
sama (Kongo)
the heavens
the lofty-heights
the heavens
HTd/Ncmpa
כְּבוֹדֽ/וֹ
𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃/𐤅
kevodo
his glory
his weightiness
his glory
HNcbsc/Sp3ms
Who
who?
who?
like-the LORD
like Yahweh
like Yahweh
our-God
our mighty ones
our Elohim
the-One-who-exalts
the one who raises high
the one who raises high
to-dwell
to dwell
to dwell
מִ֭י
𐤌𐤉
mi
Who
who?
who?
HTi
כַּ/יהוָ֣ה
𐤊/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
kayhvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
like-the LORD
like Yahweh
like Yahweh
HR/Np
אֱלֹהֵ֑י/נוּ
𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅
eloheynu
Mulimu (Lozi)
our-God
our mighty ones
our Elohim
HNcmpc/Sp1cp
הַֽ/מַּגְבִּיהִ֥י
𐤄/𐤌𐤂𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤉
hamagebihi
the-One-who-exalts
the one who raises high
the one who raises high
HTd/Vhrmsc
לָ/שָֽׁבֶת
𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤕
lashavet
to-dwell
to dwell
to dwell
HR/Vqc
who humbles himself
the one bringing low
the one bringing low
to behold
to see
to see
the heavens
in the lofty-heights
in the heavens
and the earth
and in the land
and in the earth
הַֽ/מַּשְׁפִּילִ֥י
𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤉
hamashepili
who humbles himself
the one bringing low
the one bringing low
HTd/Vhrmsc
לִ/רְא֑וֹת
𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕
lireot
to behold
to see
to see
HR/Vqc
בַּ/שָּׁמַ֥יִם
𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌
bashamayim
sama (Kongo)
the heavens
in the lofty-heights
in the heavens
HRd/Ncmpa
וּ/בָ/אָֽרֶץ
𐤅/𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑
uvaarets
Ayé (Yoruba)
and the earth
and in the land
and in the earth
HC/Rd/Ncbsa
He raises
establisher of
raiser up of
from the dust
from dust
from dust
the poor
lowly one
poor one
from the ash heap
from a refuse-heap
from a refuse-heap
He lifts
he will lift high
he will raise high
the needy
man in want
needy man
מְקִֽימִ֣י
𐤌𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤉
meqimi
uku-ima (Bemba)
He raises
establisher of
raiser up of
HVhrmsc
מֵ/עָפָ֣ר
𐤌/𐤏𐤐𐤓
meafar
from the dust
from dust
from dust
HR/Ncmsa
דָּ֑ל
𐤃𐤋
dal
the poor
lowly one
poor one
HAamsa
מֵֽ֝/אַשְׁפֹּ֗ת
𐤌/𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤕
meashepot
from the ash heap
from a refuse-heap
from a refuse-heap
HR/Ncmsa
יָרִ֥ים
𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌
yarim
He lifts
he will lift high
he will raise high
HVhi3ms
אֶבְיֽוֹן
𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍
eveyon
the needy
man in want
needy man
HAamsa
to make sit
to cause to settle
to cause to settle
with
if / whether
with
princes
noble-hearted ones
noble-hearted ones
with
if / whether
with
princes of
noble ones of
noble ones of
his people
his gathered people
his gathered people
לְ/הוֹשִׁיבִ֥י
𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤉
lehoshivi
to make sit
to cause to settle
to cause to settle
HR/Vhc
עִם
𐤏𐤌
im
with
if / whether
with
HR
נְדִיבִ֑ים
𐤍𐤃𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤌
nedivim
princes
noble-hearted ones
noble-hearted ones
HAampa
עִ֝֗ם
𐤏𐤌
im-2
with
if / whether
with
HR
נְדִיבֵ֥י
𐤍𐤃𐤉𐤁𐤉
nedivey
princes of
noble ones of
noble ones of
HAampc
עַמּֽ/וֹ
𐤏𐤌/𐤅
amo
his people
his gathered people
his gathered people
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
He makes her dwell
settler of
settler of
the barren woman
barren (feminine singular)
barren woman
of the house
the built-house
the house
a mother
mother of
mother of
of children
the sons
the sons
joyful
joyful
joyful
Praise
Extol!
Praise!
Yah
Yah, the Existing One
Yah
מֽוֹשִׁיבִ֨י
𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤉
moshivi
He makes her dwell
settler of
settler of
HVhrmsc
עֲקֶ֬רֶת
𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤕
aqeret
the barren woman
barren (feminine singular)
barren woman
HAafsc
הַ/בַּ֗יִת
𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕
habayit
of the house
the built-house
the house
HTd/Ncmsa
אֵֽם
𐤀𐤌
em
a mother
mother of
mother of
HNcfsc
הַ/בָּנִ֥ים
𐤄/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌
habanim
Bene (Bemba)
of children
the sons
the sons
HTd/Ncmpa
שְׂמֵחָ֗ה
𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄
semechah
joyful
joyful
joyful
HAafsa
הַֽלְלוּ
𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅
halelu
Praise
Extol!
Praise!
HVpv2mp
יָֽהּ
𐤉𐤄
yah
Yah
Yah, the Existing One
Yah
HNp