Psalms 113

¹Praise the Lord !

Yes, give praise, O servants of the Lord .

Praise the name of the Lord !

²Blessed be the name of the Lord

now and forever.

³Everywhere—from east to west—

praise the name of the Lord .

⁴For the Lord is high above the nations;

his glory is higher than the heavens.

⁵Who can be compared with the Lord our God,

who is enthroned on high?

⁶He stoops to look down

on heaven and on earth.

⁷He lifts the poor from the dust

and the needy from the garbage dump.

⁸He sets them among princes,

even the princes of his own people!

⁹He gives the childless woman a family,

making her a happy mother.

Praise the Lord !