Psalm 113

Praise to the Merciful God

¹Hallelujah!

Give praise, servants of the Lord;

praise the name of the Lord. ^a

²Let the name of the Lord be blessed

both now and forever. ^b

³From the rising of the sun to its setting,

let the name of the Lord be praised. ^c

⁴The Lord is exalted above all the nations, ^d

his glory above the heavens. ^e

⁵Who is like the Lord our God —

the one enthroned on high, ^f

⁶who stoops down to look

on the heavens and the earth? ^g

⁷He raises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the trash heap ^h

⁸in order to seat them with nobles —

with the nobles of his people. ⁱ

⁹He gives the childless woman a household,

making her the joyful mother of children. ^j

Hallelujah!