Psalms 113:4

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹Hallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD. ²Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore. ³From the rising to the setting of the sun, the name of the LORD is praised. ⁴The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.⁵Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high? ⁶He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth. ⁷He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump ⁸to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people. ⁹He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

high: Psalms 97:9, Psalms 99:2, Isaiah 40:15, Isaiah 40:17, Isaiah 40:22

his glory: Psalms 8:1, Psalms 57:10, Psalms 57:11, 1 Kings 8:27, Isaiah 66:1

Reciprocal: Psalms 57:5 - above Psalms 148:13 - glory Isaiah 57:15 - I dwell

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord is high above all nations,.... He is the most High in all the earth; he is higher than the highest; he is King of kings and Lord of lords: all nations are made by him, and are under his government and dominion; he is the Governor among the nations; they are in comparison of him as the drop of a bucket, as the small dust of the balance; as nothing, yea, less than nothing, and vanity. Here it seems to respect the time when the Lord shall be more visibly King over all the earth, and the kingdoms of this world shall be the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ, Zechariah 14:9.

And his glory above the heavens; it is above what the heavens do or can declare; they declare something of it, but not all. Christ, who is the brightness of his Father's glory, is made higher than the heavens, and has ascended far above them; and is above the angels in them, both as to nature, name, office, and place, Hebrews 1:4.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord is high above all nations - Hebrew, Exalted above all nations is Yahweh. That is, he rules over all nations; he directs their affairs; he is their sovereign king. As a matter of fact, and from the necessity of the case, he is on a throne which is elevated above all the kings and kingdoms of the world. He is the Sovereign not only of one nation, but of all; and it is meet that this should be acknowledged by them all.

And his glory above the heavens - That which renders him glorious. The manifestations of his glorious character are not confined to the earth; they extend to the heavens; they are not confined to the visible heavens; they extend far beyond, in the regions of illimitable space. The universe - the earth and the starry worlds - all are full of the manifestations of his glory; and far beyond the bounds of created things (if they have a boundary), God is there - without limit - the same God - worthy there of universal praise! Who can comprehend such a God? Compare the notes at Psalms 8:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 113:4. The Lord is high above all nations — He governs all, he provides for all; therefore let all give him praise.