113:4 The Lord is exalted over all the nations;
his splendor reaches beyond the sky. 1
113:5 Who can compare to the Lord our God,
who sits on a high throne? 2
113:6 He bends down to look 3
at the sky and the earth.
113:7 He raises the poor from the dirt,
and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile, 4
113:8 that he might seat him with princes,
with the princes of his people.
113:9 He makes the barren woman of the family 5
a happy mother of children. 6
Praise the Lord!
1 tn Heb “above the sky [is] his splendor.”
2 tn Heb “the one who makes high to sit.”
3 tn Heb “the one who makes low to see.”
4 sn The language of v. 7 is almost identical to that of 1 Sam 2:8.
5 tn Heb “of the house.”
6 tn Heb “sons.”