Psalms 113

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

Alleluja. [Laudate, pueri, Dominum; laudate nomen Domini.

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

Sit nomen Domini benedictum ex hoc nunc et usque in sæculum.

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

A solis ortu usque ad occasum laudabile nomen Domini.

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

Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus, et super cælos gloria ejus.

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

Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster, qui in altis habitat,

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

et humilia respicit in cælo et in terra?

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

Suscitans a terra inopem, et de stercore erigens pauperem:

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

ut collocet eum cum principibus, cum principibus populi sui.

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

Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo, matrem filiorum lætantem.]