1Praise the Lord!
Praise, O servants of the Lord,
Praise the name of the Lord!
2Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time forth and
forevermore!
3From the rising of the sun to its going down
The Lord’s name is to be praised.
4The Lord is high above all
nations,
His glory above the heavens.
5Who is like the Lord our
God,
Who dwells on high,
6Who humbles Himself to behold
The things that are in the
heavens and in the earth?
7He raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the needy out of the
ash heap,
8That He may seat him with princes—
With the princes of His
people.
9He grants the barren woman a home,
Like a joyful mother of
children.
Praise the Lord!
Commentary
Vs.
1
“Praise the Lord!
Praise, O servants of the Lord,
Praise the name of the Lord!”
The call to praise the Lord is given in the first three verses. Expounding the Lord's Praise then begins the first three lines of verse one. Now the only Person of our praise is the Lord, not culture icons and pop stars, not religious idols and symbols, but the Person of the Lord! For we His servants owe Him our praise, for He has saved and redeemed us, and He is preserving us for His heavenly Kingdom! Therefore, let us all who believe in Him Praise the Name of the Lord, the Lord Jesus Christ, for it is to Him that all honor and blessing and glory and praise belong!
Vs. 2-3 2Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time forth and
forevermore!
3From the rising of the sun to its going down
The Lord’s name is to be praised.
Blessed be the Name of the Lord, From this time forth and forevermore! For He has accomplished what we could never do, made everlasting peace with God for us all who believe and trust in Him alone. For by His Death on the Cross and Resurrection from the grave He has brought new and everlasting life into us all who believe in Him, thus He has made a New Covenant of people of God saved by the grace of God! Therefore let us always and at all times bless and be thankful to and for the Lord our God! For this is our hearts cry, the cry of everyone redeemed by the Lord Jesus Christ through the grace of God (Eph. 2:8-9). Therefore: “From the rising of the sun to its going down The Lord’s name is to be praised.” Everywhere and in everyplace by us all who receive and believe Him. There is then no time nor place where the Lords Name should not be praised by us His children, for one Day it will be praised by all in the new heavens and new earth!
Vs. 4 “The Lord is high above all nations,
His glory above the heavens.”
The Lord's Person and Prestige cannot be summed up nor measured, for He has no equal, whether on earth or in heaven, He alone is the Almighty Creator who is seated high above all nations, high above all of their prestige and power, His glory alone excels even the highest heavens! No star’s brilliance nor constellations magnificence can come even close to approaching the Lord’s glory and honor!
Vs. 5-6 5Who is like the Lord our God,
Who dwells on high,
6Who humbles Himself to behold
The things that are in the
heavens and in the earth?
Though the Lord is Higher then all the heavens and all the earth, He is not indifferent to us. For He cares for us all, all of His creation, and He watches over it all to direct it all according to His own Sovereign Will and Power.
Vs. 7-9 7He raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the needy out of the
ash heap,
8That He may seat him with princes—
With the princes of His
people.
9He grants the barren woman a home,
Like a joyful mother of
children.
Praise the Lord!
The Psalm now gets specific about the Lord’s doings on earth. For He does not acknowledge the proud nor pay homage to them. No, the Lord’s focus is on the poor, those humble individuals whose heart He has formed and knows, He raises them up out of the dust and lifts the needy out of the ash heap. And this He does for anyone who humbles themselves before Him, who sees their need for Him and seeks Him. These then He does not look down upon with arrogance like the rich and powerful do, nor does think on them with contempt and mistreatment like the proud always do. No, He Himself raises us up (unlike the proud who are always exalting themselves) so that He may seat us with the princes of His people. For true exaltation never comes by mans hand, and in Christ’s Kingdom all will know and see this, as many who are now first shall be last and the last first. This passage then speaks to that as well as His exalting the poor and needy here and now. For Lord alone grants the barren widow a home, and He makes her rejoice like a joyful mother with children, and in His Kingdom she will be highly revered! Praise the Lord!
Scripture Quotations
New King James (1982): Thomas Nelson.
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