113 Hallelujah! Praise the Lord !
Servants of the Lord , praise him!
Praise the name of the Lord !
2 Everyone should praise the Lord
now and for ever!
3 The Lord deserves that people praise him,
from where the sun rises in the east,
to where it goes down in the west.
4 The Lord rules over all nations.
His glory is great
higher than the heavens!
5 There is nobody like the Lord our God.
He sits on his throne high above us.
6 He bends down to look below,
at the sky and the earth.
7 He lifts poor people out of the dirt.
And he lifts up weak people from the ashes.
8 He gives them a seat with princes,
the princes who rule his own people.
9 He makes the wife who cannot give birth
into a happy mother of children.
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord !
113 Praise the Lord !
Servants of the Lord , praise him!
Praise the Lord ’s name.
2 May the Lord ’s name be praised
now and forever.
3 May the Lord ’s name be praised
from where the sun rises to where it goes down.
4 The Lord is higher than all nations.
His glory rises to the skies.
5 There is no one like the Lord our God.
He sits on his throne high in heaven.
6 He is so high above us that he must look down
to see the sky and the earth.
7 He lifts the poor out of the dirt
and rescues beggars from the garbage dump.
8 He puts them in important positions,
giving them a place among the leaders of his people.
9 He gives children to the woman whose home is empty.
He makes her a happy mother.
Praise the Lord !
113 Praise ye the Lord . Praise, O ye servants of the Lord , praise the name of the Lord .
2 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.
3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord 's name is to be praised.
4 The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,
6 Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
8 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord .
113 [ a ] Praise [ b ] the Lord !
( A ) Praise Him , you ( B ) servants of the Lord ,
Praise the name of the Lord .
2 ( C ) Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time on and forever.
3 ( D ) From [ c ] the rising of the sun to its setting,
The ( E ) name of the Lord is to be praised.
4 The Lord is ( F ) high above all nations;
His ( G ) glory is above the heavens.
5 ( H ) Who is like the Lord our God,
Who ( I ) is enthroned on high,
6 Who ( J ) looks far down to
The heavens and the earth?
7 He ( K ) raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the garbage heap,
8 To ( L ) seat them with noblemen,
With the noblemen of His people.
9 He ( M ) has the infertile woman live in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
[ d ] Praise [ e ] the Lord !
Praise the Lord , you his servants; ( B )
praise the name of the Lord .
2 Let the name of the Lord be praised, ( C )
both now and forevermore. ( D )
3 From the rising of the sun ( E ) to the place where it sets,
the name of the Lord is to be praised.
4 The Lord is exalted ( F ) over all the nations,
his glory above the heavens. ( G )
5 Who is like the Lord our God, ( H )
the One who sits enthroned ( I ) on high, ( J )
6 who stoops down to look ( K )
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the poor ( L ) from the dust
and lifts the needy ( M ) from the ash heap;
8 he seats them ( N ) with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He settles the childless ( O ) woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the Lord .
