1 Praise the Lord! Praise him, servants of the Lord! Praise the Lord as he is!*

2 Let the Lord's nature be praised, now and forever.

3 Let everyone everywhere, from the east to the west,* praise the Lord as he is!

4 The Lord rules supreme over all nations; his glory extends higher than the heavens.

5 Who is like the Lord our God? He is the one who lives on high, seated on his throne.

6 He has to stoop low to look down on the heavens and the earth.

7 He helps the poor up from the dust; he lifts the needy from the dump.

8 He gives them positions of honor* together with important leaders,* with leaders of his own people.

9 He makes the childless woman happy in her home by giving her children. Praise the Lord!