Psalms 113

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

Hallelujah. Praise the Lord, you his servants, praise the name of the Lord.

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

The name of the Lord be blessed from now and for evermore.

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

From sunrise to sunset is the name of the Lord to be praised.

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

High is the Lord above all nations, above the heavens is his glory.

5 Who is like the Lord our God? He is the one who lives on high, seated on his throne.

Who is like the Lord our God, seated on high?

6 He has to stoop low to look down on the heavens and the earth.

He bends down to look at the heavens and earth.

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

He raises the weak from the dust, he lifts the poor from the dunghill,

8 He gives them positions of honor together important leaders, with leaders of his own people.

and sets them beside the princes, even the princes of his people.

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

He gives the childless woman a home, and makes her the happy mother of children. Hallelujah.