Praise the Lord! Yes, give praise, O servants of the Lord. Praise the name of the Lord!
Parallel translations
- WEB Praise Yah! Praise, you servants of Yahweh, praise Yahweh’s name.
- KJV Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
- BSB Hallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD.
- NKJV Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord!
- NASB Praise the Lord! Praise Him, you servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord.
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Quick answer
The servants of the Lord are called to praise His name. Worship of God is the fitting work of His people.
Overview
Psalm 113 opens the 'Hallel' (Psalms 113-118) sung at Israel's great feasts, including Passover. The threefold call to 'praise' summons the Lord's servants to wholehearted worship of His name, which represents His revealed character. Jesus and His disciples likely sang these very psalms at the Last Supper (Matthew 26:30).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Eph 5:19–20speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
- Ps 135:1–3Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh’s name! Praise him, you servants of Yahweh,
- Ps 135:20House of Levi, praise Yahweh! You who fear Yahweh, praise Yahweh!
- Ps 112:1Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, who delights greatly in his commandments.
- Ps 145:10All your works will give thanks to you, Yahweh. Your saints will extol you.
- Ps 34:22Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.
- Ps 134:1A Song of Ascents. Look! Praise Yahweh, all you servants of Yahweh, who stand by night in Yahweh’s house!
- Ps 69:36The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein.
- Ps 33:1–2Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.
- Rev 19:5A voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!”
- Ps 103:20–21Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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