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113 Praise the Lord!
Servants of the Lord, praise him!
    Praise the Lord’s name.
May the Lord’s name be praised
    now and forever.
May the Lord’s name be praised
    from where the sun rises to where it goes down.
The Lord is higher than all nations.
    His glory rises to the skies.
There is no one like the Lord our God.
    He sits on his throne high in heaven.
He is so high above us that he must look down
    to see the sky and the earth.
He lifts the poor out of the dirt
    and rescues beggars from the garbage dump.
He puts them in important positions,
    giving them a place among the leaders of his people.
He gives children to the woman whose home is empty.
    He makes her a happy mother.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 113

Praise the Lord.[a](A)

Praise the Lord, you his servants;(B)
    praise the name of the Lord.
Let the name of the Lord be praised,(C)
    both now and forevermore.(D)
From the rising of the sun(E) to the place where it sets,
    the name of the Lord is to be praised.

The Lord is exalted(F) over all the nations,
    his glory above the heavens.(G)
Who is like the Lord our God,(H)
    the One who sits enthroned(I) on high,(J)
who stoops down to look(K)
    on the heavens and the earth?

He raises the poor(L) from the dust
    and lifts the needy(M) from the ash heap;
he seats them(N) with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
He settles the childless(O) woman in her home
    as a happy mother of children.

Praise the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 113:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 9