New English Translation
Psalms 113:3
3From east to west the Lord’s name is deserving of praise.
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
1Praise the Lord! Praise, you servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! 2May the Lord’s name be praised now and forevermore! From east to west the Lord’s name is deserving of praise. 4The Lord is exalted over all the nations; his splendor reaches beyond the sky. 5Who can compare to the Lord our God, who sits on a high throne?
Read all of Psalms 113Psalms 113:3 word by word
מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ עַד־מְבוֹא֑וֹ מְ֝הֻלָּ֗ל שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 113:3
- Psalms 72:11All kings will bow down to him; all nations will serve him.
- Psalms 86:9All the nations, whom you created, will come and worship you, O Lord. They will honor your name.
- Isaiah 24:16From the ends of the earth we hear songs – the Just One is majestic. But I say, “I’m wasting away! I’m wasting away! I’m doomed! Deceivers deceive, deceivers thoroughly deceive!”
- Isaiah 42:10Sing to the Lord a brand new song! Praise him from the horizon of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and everything that lives in it, you coastlands and those who live there!
- Isaiah 49:13Shout for joy, O sky! Rejoice, O earth! Let the mountains give a joyful shout! For the Lord consoles his people and shows compassion to the oppressed.
- Isaiah 59:19In the west, people respect the Lord’s reputation; in the east they recognize his splendor. For he comes like a rushing stream driven on by wind sent from the Lord.
- Habakkuk 2:14For recognition of the Lord’s sovereign majesty will fill the earth just as the waters fill up the sea.
- Malachi 1:11For from the east to the west my name will be great among the nations. Incense and pure offerings will be offered in my name everywhere, for my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord who rules over all.
- Romans 15:9and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.”
- Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and 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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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
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