1 Praise the Lord!

Yes, give praise, O servants of the Lord.

Praise the name of the Lord!

2 Blessed be the name of the Lord

now and forever.

3 Everywhere—from east to west—

praise the name of the Lord.

4 For the Lord is high above the nations;

his glory is higher than the heavens.

5 Who can be compared with the Lord our God,

who is enthroned on high?

6 He stoops to look down

on heaven and on earth.

7 He lifts the poor from the dust

and the needy from the garbage dump.

8 He sets them among princes,

even the princes of his own people!

9 He gives the childless woman a family,

making her a happy mother.

Praise the Lord!