Psalms 113

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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