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!