< Psalms 113 >
1 Praise YAH! Praise, you servants of YHWH. Praise the Name of YHWH.
Praise the Lord! Praise him, servants of the Lord! Praise the Lord's as he is!
2 The Name of YHWH is blessed, From now on, and for all time.
Let the Lord's nature be praised, now and forever.
3 From the rising of the sun to its going in, The Name of YHWH [is] praised.
Let everyone everywhere, from the east to the west, praise the Lord as he is!
4 YHWH [is] high above all nations, His glory [is] above the heavens.
The Lord rules supreme over all nations; his glory extends higher than the heavens.
5 Who [is] as our God YHWH, He is exalting [Himself] to sit?
Who is like the Lord our God? He is the one who lives on high, seated on his throne.
6 He is humbling [Himself] to look On the heavens and on the earth.
He has to stoop low to look down on the heavens and the earth.
7 He is raising up the poor from the dust, He exalts the needy from a dunghill.
He helps the poor up from the dust; he lifts the needy from the dump.
8 To cause [them] to sit with princes, With the princes of His people.
He gives them positions of honor together important leaders, with leaders of his own people.
9 Causing the barren one of the house to sit, A joyful mother of sons; praise YAH!
He makes the childless woman happy in her home by giving her children. Praise the Lord!