Psalms 113:5

Main message

Psalm 113:5 asks who is like the LORD our God, enthroned on high.

Meaning in context

Psalm 113:4–6 · God exalted yet attentive — God is exalted above nations and heavens, yet stoops to attend to heaven and earth.

Further teachings

Applications in daily life

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   When power and prestige impress us

   Measure human claims against God's incomparable greatness.

   Do not treat high status as proof that someone represents God.

Related Bible passages and resources

• Psalm 113

  Read God's majesty beside the attention described in the next verse.

Common misreadings

Related Verses

• Psalms 97:9

  “For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.”

• Isaiah 55:8

  “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.”

• Isaiah 55:9

  “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

• Isaiah 57:15

  “For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”

• 1 Timothy 6:16

  “Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.”

How to Apply Psalms 113:5

Meditate on Psalms 113:5 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of The Transcendence of God in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.