Psalms 113

1 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, you servants [of his], praise, the name of the Lord.

Let the Lord be praised. O you servants of the Lord, give praise to the name of the Lord.

2 Let the name of the Lord be blessed, from this present time and for ever.

Let blessing be on the name of the Lord, from this time and for ever.

3 From the rising of the sun to his setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised.

From the coming up of the sun to its going down, the Lord's name is to be praised.

4 The Lord is high above all the nations; his glory is above the heavens.

The Lord is high over all nations, and his glory is higher than the heavens.

5 Who is as the Lord our God? who dwells in the high places,

Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high,

6 and [yet] looks upon the low things in heaven, and on the earth:

Looking down on the heavens, and on the earth?

7 who lifts up the poor from the earth, and raises up the needy from the dunghill;

He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;

8 to set him with princes, [even] with the princes of his people:

To give him a place among the rulers, even with the rulers of his people.

9 who settles the barren [woman] in a house, [as] a mother rejoicing over children.

He gives the unfertile woman a family, making her a happy mother of children. Give praise to the Lord.