1 Praise the LORD!
Yes, give praise, O servants of the LORD.
Praise the name of the LORD!
Yes, give praise, O servants of the LORD.
Praise the name of the LORD!
2 Blessed be the name of the LORD
now and forever.
now and forever.
3 Everywhere — from east to west —
praise the name of the LORD.
praise the name of the LORD.
4 For the LORD is high above the nations;
his glory is higher than the heavens.
his glory is higher than the heavens.
5 Who can be compared with the LORD our God,
who is enthroned on high?
who is enthroned on high?
6 He stoops to look down
on heaven and on earth.
on heaven and on earth.
7 He lifts the poor from the dust
and the needy from the garbage dump.
and the needy from the garbage dump.
8 He sets them among princes,
even the princes of his own people!
even the princes of his own people!
9 He gives the childless woman a family,
making her a happy mother.
Praise the LORD!
making her a happy mother.
Praise the LORD!