Psalm 113
113 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord! 2 Blessed be the name of the Lord From this time forth and forevermore! 3 From the rising of the sun to its going down The Lord’s name is to be praised. 4 The Lord is high above all nations, His glory above the heavens. 5 Who is like the Lord our God, Who dwells on high, 6 Who humbles Himself to behold The things that are in the heavens and in the earth? 7 He raises the poor out of the dust, And lifts the needy out of the ash heap, 8 That He may seat him with princes—With the princes of His people. 9 He grants the barren woman a home, Like a joyful mother of children. Praise the Lord!
This psalm praises the glory and mercy of God. Though God's glory is high above heavens, yet he regards the lowly. Therefore, the poet eagerly invites all to praise the Lord with him. First "you", then "servants of the Lord", and finally "all the earth", should praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord -- for He "is high above all nations", "dwells on high", "humbles Himself to behold The things that are in the heavens and in the earth", " raises the poor", and "lifts the needy", etc. There is no one like the Lord that cares us so much. "For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him." (Isaiah 64:4)
Are you willing to accept with joy the invitation of the poet -- to praise the Lord together, "From this time forth and forevermore"? Our God is beyond time, and so shall our praise be! "From the rising of the sun to its going down", wherever we are, and whatever happens, we shall bless the name of the Lord. Because the Lord is omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent!
詩篇 113
113 你們要讚美耶和華！耶和華的僕人哪，你們要讚美，讚美耶和華的名！2 耶和華的名是應當稱頌的，從今時直到永遠！3 從日出之地到日落之處，耶和華的名是應當讚美的！4 耶和華超乎萬民之上，他的榮耀高過諸天！5 誰像耶和華我們的神呢？他坐在至高之處，6 自己謙卑，觀看天上地下的事。7 他從灰塵裡抬舉貧寒人，從糞堆中提拔窮乏人，8 使他們與王子同坐，就是與本國的王子同坐。9 他使不能生育的婦人安居家中，為多子的樂母。你們要讚美耶和華！
這是一首讚美 神的榮耀和憐憫的詩。 雖然 神的榮耀高過諸天，祂卻看顧卑微的人。所以，詩人熱烈邀請大家一起來讚美 神，先是“你們”，然後是“神的僕人”，最後是“全地的人”，都當讚美 神！
我們要讚美耶和華 -- 因祂 “超乎萬民之上”、“坐在至高之處”、“謙卑觀看天上地下的事”、“抬舉貧寒人”、“提拔窮乏人”、...等。沒有誰像耶和華 神如此看顧我們， 「從古以來，人未曾聽見、未曾耳聞、未曾眼見在袮以外有什麼 神為等候祂的人行事」。 （賽64:4）
你我是否願意今天就欣然接受詩人的邀請 -- 一同來讚美 神，「從今時直到永遠」，因為我們的 神是超越時間的 神，我們的讚美也當如此！「從日出之地到日落之處」，無論在什麼地方，什麼景況，我們都要稱頌耶和華的名，因為祂是無所不在，無所不知，無所不能的 神！
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