< Psalms 113 >
1 Alleluya. Children, preise ye the Lord; preise ye the name of the Lord.
Hallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD.
2 The name of the Lord be blessid; fro this tyme now and til in to the world.
Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore.
3 Fro the risyng of the sunne til to the goyng doun; the name of the Lord is worthi to be preisid.
From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.
4 The Lord is hiy aboue alle folkis; and his glorie is aboue heuenes.
The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.
5 Who is as oure Lord God, that dwellith in hiye thingis;
Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?
6 and biholdith meke thingis in heuene and in erthe?
He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth.
7 Reisynge a nedi man fro the erthe; and enhaunsinge a pore man fro drit.
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
8 That he sette hym with princes; with the princes of his puple.
to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.
9 Which makith a bareyn womman dwelle in the hous; a glad modir of sones.
He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!