| 1 | Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! |
| 2 | Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forever |
| 3 | From the rising of the sun to the going down of it
and
from east to west, the name of the Lord is to be praised! |
| 4 | The Lord is high above all nations, and His glory above the heavens! |
| 5 | Who is like the Lord our God, Who has His seat on high, |
| 6 | Who humbles Himself to regard the heavens and the earth! |
| 7 | [The Lord] raises the poor out of the dust
and
lifts the needy from the ash heap
and
the dung hill, |
| 8 | That He may seat them with princes, even with the princes of His people. |
| 9 | He makes the barren woman to be a homemaker
and
a joyful mother of [spiritual] children. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) |
Cross references:
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Psalm 113:6 : Ps. 138:6; Isa. 57:15.
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