Psalms113
English Standard Version
1 the Lord! , O of the Lord, the of the Lord!
2 be the of the Lord this and !
3 the of the its , the of the Lord is to be !
4The Lord is , and his the !
5 is like the Lord our , who is on ,
6who far on the and the ?
7He the the and the the ,
8to make them , the of his .
9He the a , making her the of . the Lord!
Cross References
Psalms 113Direct verbal parallel: raising the poor from the dust and lifting the needy from the dunghill.
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Universal worship of God's name from the rising of the sun to its setting.
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Hannah's song celebrates the barren giving birth, directly paralleling the theme of verse 9.
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Identical call for the servants of the Lord to praise the name of the Lord.
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Mary's Magnificat echoes God bringing down rulers and exalting the humble and hungry.
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Prophetic typology using the barren woman to represent the restoration of the desolate church.
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Expresses the paradox of the lofty Lord looking upon the lowly, matching verse 6.
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The High and Lofty One who dwells in eternity also dwells with the humble.
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