Psalm 113 Easy-to-Read Version

113 Praise the Lord!
Servants of the Lord, praise him!
    Praise the Lord’s name.
²May the Lord’s name be praised
    now and forever.
³May the Lord’s name be praised
    from where the sun rises to where it goes down.
⁴The Lord is higher than all nations.
    His glory rises to the skies.
⁵There is no one like the Lord our God.
    He sits on his throne high in heaven.
⁶He is so high above us that he must look down
    to see the sky and the earth.
⁷He lifts the poor out of the dirt
    and rescues beggars from the garbage dump.
⁸He puts them in important positions,
    giving them a place among the leaders of his people.
⁹He gives children to the woman whose home is empty.
    He makes her a happy mother.