Psalm 113

English Standard Version

1 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! (Ps 34:22; Ps 69:36; Ps 102:28; Ps 104:35; Ps 135:1)2 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! (Job 1:21; Ps 115:18)3 From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised! (Ps 18:3; Ps 48:10; Ps 50:1; Isa 59:19; Mal 1:11)4 The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens! (Ps 8:1; Ps 57:5; Ps 57:11; Ps 99:2; Ps 148:13)5 Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, (Ps 35:10)6 who looks far down on the heavens and the earth? (Ps 11:4; Ps 138:6)7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, (Ps 107:41; Ps 136:23)8 to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people. (Job 36:7)9 He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord! (Ex 1:21; 1Sa 2:5; Ps 68:6; Ps 113:1; Isa 54:1)

Psalm 113

New International Version

1 Praise the Lord.[1] Praise the Lord, you his servants; praise the name of the Lord.2 Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and for evermore.3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised.4 The Lord is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.5 Who is like the Lord our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,6 who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;8 he seats them with princes, with the princes of his people.9 He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord.