Poetry and prayerPsalms 113:1–9
The LORD Exalts the Humble
Psalm 113 is a song that calls Yahweh’s servants to praise him. It moves from a wide call to worship, to Yahweh’s unmatched greatness, and then to his care for people in lowly places.
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Poetry and prayerPsalms 113:1–9
Psalm 113 is a song that calls Yahweh’s servants to praise him. It moves from a wide call to worship, to Yahweh’s unmatched greatness, and then to his care for people in lowly places.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 114:1–8
Psalm 114 is a song that praises the Lord by recalling Israel’s departure from Egypt and describing creation’s response in vivid poetic images.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 115:1–18
Psalm 115 is a song that turns attention away from human credit and towards Yahweh’s name.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 116:1–19
Psalm 116 is a song of love and thanks to Yahweh. The speaker remembers deep distress, calls for mercy, and answers Yahweh’s rescue with trust, vows, service, and praise among God’s people.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 117:1–2
Psalm 117 is a very short song with a very wide call. In two verses, it tells all nations and peoples to praise Yahweh, then gives reasons from Yahweh’s loving kindness and enduring faithfulness.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 118:1–29
Psalm 118 is a song of thanks that moves from a shared call to praise into rescue, trust, worship, prayer, and praise again.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 119:1–176
Psalm 119 is a long poem about loving Yahweh’s instruction. It speaks with blessing, prayer, delight, sorrow and hope, showing a whole-hearted desire to learn, keep and depend on God’s word.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 120:1–7
Psalm 120 is a short prayer-song about distress, deceit and conflict. The speaker cries to the LORD for help, speaks against false words, and ends by contrasting a commitment to peace with the warlike stance of others.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 121:1–8
Psalm 121 is a song that begins with a question and moves into confidence. The writer looks up, asks where help comes from, and answers that help comes from Yahweh, who keeps watch over his people.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 122:1–9
Psalm 122 is a song of gladness about going to Yahweh’s house, and it turns into a prayer for Jerusalem.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 123:1–4
Psalm 123 is a short prayer-song that looks upward to God. It speaks humbly, asking for mercy while describing the hurt of being treated with contempt by proud and comfortable people.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 124:1–8
Psalm 124 is a song that helps God’s people say clearly that their safety did not come from themselves.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 125:1–5
Psalm 125 uses picture language to describe steady trust in Yahweh, his surrounding care, and the difference between upright people and those who turn to crooked ways.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 126:1–6
Psalm 126 is a song of restored joy and renewed prayer. It remembers Yahweh’s past help, asks for help again, and ends with a strong picture of tears giving way to joyful harvest.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 127:1–5
Psalm 127 is a song that places human effort beside Yahweh’s action. It uses pictures of building, guarding, sleepless toil and children to show what is vain and what is received from Yahweh.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 128:1–6
Psalm 128 is a short song of blessing. It links fearing Yahweh with walking in his ways, then describes good gifts in work, family life, and peace for Jerusalem and Israel.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 129:1–8
Psalm 129 is a song in which Israel speaks about repeated affliction, strong pain, and Yahweh’s righteous action.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 130:1–8
Psalm 130 is a prayer from deep trouble that turns into hope. The singer cries to Yahweh, admits that no one could stand if sins were counted, and then rests in God’s forgiveness, loving kindness and redemption.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 131:1–3
This short psalm speaks in a calm, personal voice. It moves from a prayer to Yahweh, to a picture of a quiet soul, and then to a call for Israel to place hope in Yahweh.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 132:1–18
Psalm 132 is a song that asks Yahweh to remember David’s hardship, recalls David’s promise to find a place for Yahweh, and then celebrates Yahweh’s own choice of Zion as his dwelling.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 133:1–3
Psalm 133 is a short song about the goodness of brothers living together in unity. It uses two strong comparisons, precious oil and dew, to show that unity is not small or ordinary.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 134:1–3
This short song calls the LORD’s servants to praise him, even during the night. It ends with a blessing from the LORD, linking worship in his house with his power as the Maker of heaven and earth.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 135:1–21
Psalm 135 is a song of praise that calls God’s servants and then wider groups of people to bless Yahweh.
Poetry and prayerPsalms 136:1–26
Psalm 136 is a thanksgiving song built on one repeated line: “for his loving kindness endures forever.”