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Praise for the Lord’s Kindness

113 Praise the Lord!

Praise him, you servants of the Lord;
    praise the name of the Lord.
The Lord’s name should be praised
    now and forever.
The Lord’s name should be praised
    from where the sun rises to where it sets.
The Lord is supreme over all the nations;
    his glory reaches to the skies.

No one is like the Lord our God,
    who rules from heaven,
who bends down to look
    at the skies and the earth.
The Lord lifts the poor from the dirt
    and takes the helpless from the ashes.
He seats them with princes,
    the princes of his people.
He gives children to the woman who has none
    and makes her a happy mother.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 113

Praise the Lord.[a](A)

Praise the Lord, you his servants;(B)
    praise the name of the Lord.
Let the name of the Lord be praised,(C)
    both now and forevermore.(D)
From the rising of the sun(E) to the place where it sets,
    the name of the Lord is to be praised.

The Lord is exalted(F) over all the nations,
    his glory above the heavens.(G)
Who is like the Lord our God,(H)
    the One who sits enthroned(I) on high,(J)
who stoops down to look(K)
    on the heavens and the earth?

He raises the poor(L) from the dust
    and lifts the needy(M) from the ash heap;
he seats them(N) with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
He settles the childless(O) woman in her home
    as a happy mother of children.

Praise the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 113:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 9