1 Praise the Lord!

You servants of the Lord,

praise his name!

2 May his name be praised,

now and forever.

3 From the east to the west

praise the name of the Lord!

4 The Lord rules over all nations;

his glory is above the heavens.

5 There is no one like the Lord our God.

He lives in the heights above,

6 but he bends down

to see the heavens and the earth.

7 He raises the poor from the dust;

he lifts the needy from their misery

8 and makes them companions of princes,

the princes of his people.

9 He honors the childless wife in her home;

he makes her happy by giving her children.

Praise the Lord!