⁵ Who could possibly compare to the Lord our God?
    God rules from on high;
⁶     he has to come down to even see heaven and earth!
⁷ God lifts up the poor from the dirt
    and raises up the needy from the garbage pile
⁸         to seat them with leaders—
        with the leaders of his own people!
⁹     God nests the once barren woman at home—
        now a joyful mother with children!

Praise the Lord!

³ Jerusalem is built like a city
    joined together in unity.
⁴ That is where the tribes go up—
    the Lord’s tribes!
It is the law for Israel
    to give thanks there to the Lord’s name,
⁵     because the thrones of justice are there—
    the thrones of the house of David!

⁶ Pray that Jerusalem has peace:
    “Let those who love you have rest.
⁷     Let there be peace on your walls;
    let there be rest on your fortifications.”
⁸ For the sake of my family and friends,
    I say, “Peace be with you, Jerusalem.”
⁹ For the sake of the Lord our God’s house
    I will pray for your good.