Psalms 113

1 Hallelujah. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise ye the name of the Lord.

Hallelujah. Praise the Lord, you his servants, praise the name of the Lord.

2 Let the name of the Lord be blessed from this time forth and for evermore.

The name of the Lord be blessed from now and for evermore.

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

From sunrise to sunset is the name of the Lord to be praised.

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

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

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

Who is like the Lord our God, seated on high?

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

He bends down to look at the heavens and earth.

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

He raises the weak from the dust, he lifts the poor from the dunghill,

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

and sets them beside the princes, even the princes of his people.

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

He gives the childless woman a home, and makes her the happy mother of children. Hallelujah.