Psalms 113

1 Hallelujah. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise ye 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 time forth and for evermore.

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

3 From the rising of the sun unto his going down the name of the Lord is praised.

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

4 High above all nations is the Lord, above the heavens is his glory.

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

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

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

6 Who condescendeth to view what is done in the heavens, and on the earth?

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

7 He raiseth up out of the dust the poor, from the dunghill he lifteth up the needy:

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

8 That he may 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 He causeth the barren woman to dwell in the midst of [her] household, the joyful mother of children. Hallelujah.

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