Psalms 113

1 Praise ye Jah! Praise, ye servants of Jehovah. Praise the name of Jehovah.

Praise the Lord! Praise him, servants of the Lord! Praise the Lord's as he is!

2 The name of Jehovah is blessed, From henceforth, and unto the age.

Let the Lord's nature be praised, now and forever.

3 From the rising of the sun unto its going in, Praised [is] the name of Jehovah.

Let everyone everywhere, from the east to the west, praise the Lord as he is!

4 High above all nations [is] Jehovah, Above the heavens [is] his honour.

The Lord rules supreme over all nations; his glory extends higher than the heavens.

5 Who [is] as Jehovah our God, 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 from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He exalteth the needy.

He helps the poor up from the dust; he lifts the needy from the dump.

8 To cause 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 ye Jah!

He makes the childless woman happy in her home by giving her children. Praise the Lord!