Psalms 113:3

Psalms 113:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised.
• New International Version (NIV)From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised.
• English Standard Version (ESV)From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised!
• New King James Version (NKJV)From the rising of the sun to its going down The Lord’s name is to be praised.

Context of Psalms 113:3

1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Servants of the Lord, praise him! Praise the name of the Lord! 2Everyone should praise the Lord now and for ever! The Lord deserves that people praise him, from where the sun rises in the east, to where it goes down in the west. 4The Lord rules over all nations. His glory is great higher than the heavens! 5There is nobody like the Lord our God. He sits on his throne high above us.

Psalms 113:3 word by word

מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ עַד־מְבוֹא֑וֹ מְ֝הֻלָּ֗ל שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• From the risingמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• of the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• unto the going downמָבוֹאmâbô' · entranceH3996
• of the same the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• to be praisedהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984

Cross-references for Psalms 113:3

• Psalms 72:11All kings will bend down in front of him. People from all nations will serve him.
• Psalms 86:9You have made all the nations of the world, and they will all come to worship you, my Lord. They will agree that your name is great.
• Isaiah 24:16From every part of the earth, we hear songs. People sing to praise the Righteous One. But I say, ‘I have become very weak and thin! It will be very bad for me! Evil people are turning against their friends. They deceive people more and more!’
• Isaiah 42:10Sing a new song to the Lord! All over the earth, people should praise him. Praise him, you people who travel over the sea and everything that lives in the sea. Praise him, you people who live in lands far away.
• Isaiah 49:13Shout with joy, everything in the sky! Be happy, everything on the earth! Sing loudly, you mountains! Be happy, because the Lord comforts his people. He will be kind to his people who have trouble and pain.
• Isaiah 59:19Then people who live in the west will respect the Lord's name. And people who live in the east will see how great he is. The Lord will attack them like a fast river. He will blow them away with a strong wind.
• Habakkuk 2:14But people everywhere will one day recognize the Lord's great glory. Those people will fill the whole earth, as the waters fill the sea.
• Malachi 1:11‘People in every nation of the whole world will respect my name. People everywhere will offer incense and pure sacrifices to worship me. They will all know that I am great.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.
• Romans 15:9The Gentiles also praise God because he has been kind to them. This is written in the Bible: ‘I will tell the Gentiles about you, God. I will praise you with songs, to show how great you are.’
• Revelation 11:15The seventh angel made a sound with his trumpet. Then there was the sound of loud voices in heaven. They shouted: ‘Our Lord God and his Messiah now have all authority! The whole world has become their kingdom. God will rule as King for ever!’

Commentaries on Psalms 113:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3From the rising of the sun - From morning to evening be always employed in the work. Or it may be a call on all mankind to praise God for his innumerable mercies to the human race. Praise him from one end of the world unto the other. And therefore the psalmist adds,Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3From the rising of the sun … - From the farthest east to the farthest west - the sun in its rising and setting being the remotest object that we see in the horizon. The Lord‘s name is to be praised - This does not mean that it “will” be - though that is true; but that it “ought” to be - that it is worthy of universal praise. All people in the east and in the west - everywhere - “should” praise and adore that name.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3the name of the LORD: God's personal name (Hebrew Yahweh; see Exodus 3:15) reveals who he is (his nature, character, and reputation). He is exalted at all times (now and forever) and in every place (from east to west).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91-3. Earnestness and zeal are denoted by the emphatic repetitions. servants of the Lord--or, all the people of God. name of the Lord--perfections (Psa 5:11; 111:9).Read the comment

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• Hallel
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Commentaries on Psalms 113

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings