Psalms 113

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 He bends down to look at the heavens and earth.

He bends down to look at the heavens and earth.

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

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

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

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

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

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