PA538 Psalm 113:1-115:8 mp3

In this message, we consider Psalm 113, the third of the three Hallelujah psalms. It is the first of a group of six psalms called the Hallel Psalms (113-118). In later tradition 113-114 were sung before Seder, and 115-118 afterwards. These may be the hymn the Lord and His disciples sang after Passover in Matthew 26:30 and Mark 14:26. It could have been written by Hezekiah. It praises Yah from the kingdom perspective, when He will be high over all the earth, and will lift many out of the dust to exaltation. Psalm 114 may be written by Hezekiah as well. It speaks of Israel going out of Egypt, and how the sea fled from before them, and the mountains skipped as they came to the land of Israel. Why? Because of the presence of Jehovah with them! Psalm 115 is difficult to pin down, but it may speak of the attack on Judah during the reign of Jehoshaphat. It contrasts the living God to the idols of the nations, who look like human figures, but who do not live.