Psalms 113

1 Praise the Lord! Praise him, servants of the Lord! Praise the Lord's as he is!

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

2 Let the Lord's nature be praised, now and forever.

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

3 Let everyone everywhere, from the east to the west, praise the Lord as he is!

From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same the LORD'S name [is] to be praised.

4 The Lord rules supreme over all nations; his glory extends higher than the heavens.

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

5 Who is like the Lord our God? He is the one who lives on high, seated on his throne.

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

6 He has to stoop low to look down on the heavens and the earth.

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

7 He helps the poor up from the dust; he lifts the needy from the dump.

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

8 He gives them positions of honor together important leaders, with leaders of his own people.

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

9 He makes the childless woman happy in her home by giving her children. Praise the Lord!

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