< Psalms 113 >
1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
Hallelujah. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise ye the name of the Lord.
2 Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from this time forth and for evermore.
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 unto his going down the name of the Lord is praised.
4 The LORD [is] high above all nations, [and] his glory above the heavens.
High above all nations is the Lord, above the heavens is his glory.
5 Who [is] like to the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high.
Who is like the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high?
6 Who humbleth [himself] to behold [the things that are] in heaven, and in the earth!
Who condescendeth to view what is done in the heavens, and on the earth?
7 He raiseth the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
He raiseth up out of the dust the poor, from the dunghill he lifteth up the needy:
8 That he may set [him] with princes, [even] with the princes of his people.
That he may set him with princes, even with the princes 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 causeth the barren woman to dwell in the midst of [her] household, the joyful mother of children. Hallelujah.