Psalms 113

1 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, children. Praise the name of the Lord.

Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

2 Blessed is the name of the Lord, from this time forward and even forever.

Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.

3 From the rising of the sun, even to its setting, praiseworthy is the name of the Lord.

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’s name [is] to be praised.

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

The LORD [is] high above all nations, [and] his glory above the heavens.

5 Who is like the Lord, our God, who dwells on high,

Who [is] like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,

6 and who gazes upon the humble things in heaven and on earth?

Who humbleth [himself] to behold [the things that are] in heaven, and in the earth!

7 He lifts up the needy from the ground, and he urges the poor away from filth,

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

8 so that he may place him with the leaders, with the leaders of his people.

That he may set [him] with princes, [even] with the princes of his people.

9 He causes a barren woman to live in a house, as the joyful mother of sons.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [and to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.