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In this week\u2019s study from Tehillim \/ Psalms 113:1-9<\/span><\/em>, the Psalm opens saying, \u05d0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc | \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4:\u00a0 113:1 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord. (NASB)<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 How many reasons can you think of to praise the Lord as the Psalm opens calling us to do?\u00a0 How many ways can you think of that would give praise to the Lord God our Father in heaven?\u00a0 The psalmist continues saying, \u05d1\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05d1\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d2\u00a0\u00a0 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d7-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05de\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05de\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b0\u05d4\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4:\u00a0 113:2 Blessed be the name of the Lord From this time forth and forever. 113:3 From the rising of the sun to its setting The name of the Lord is to be praised. (NASB)<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 The psalmist says that the name of the Lord is blessed for all time.\u00a0 What does it mean that \u201cthe name of the Lord is blessed?\u201d\u00a0 The statement \u201cfrom the rising of the sun to its setting\u201d is a reference to the nature of our lives, from when we get up until we lay down, we seek to praise His name.\u00a0 This is paralleled to the way in which we are to live our lives according to His word.\u00a0 The psalm states, \u05d3\u00a0\u00a0 \u05e8\u05b8\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9:\u00a0 \u05d4\u00a0\u00a0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b6\u05ea:\u00a0 113:4 The Lord is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens. 113:5 Who is like the Lord our God, Who is enthroned on high, (NASB)<\/span>\u00a0 Israel is said to be set apart as separate according to Parashat Balak in the prophecy of Bilam.\u00a0 The Lord states something about Israel that distinguishes His people from the nations.\u00a0 In a similar way, the Psalmist states that the Lord is high above all the nations, meaning that His glory is above even the heavens.\u00a0 Read more here: Tehillim 113-Part1<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [youtube url=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oRNM4lR6lRU&feature=youtu.be”] In this week\u2019s study from Tehillim \/ Psalms 113:1-9, the Psalm opens saying, \u05d0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc | \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4:\u00a0 113:1 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord. 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