Psalms 113

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

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

2 Blessed be the name of the LORD 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 to the going down of the same the LORD'S name [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 nations, [and] his glory above the heavens.

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

5 Who [is] like to the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high.

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

6 Who humbleth [himself] to behold [the things that are] in heaven, and in the earth!

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

7 He raiseth the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

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 maketh the barren woman to keep house, [and to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.

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