Psalm 113

Praise to the Merciful God

1   Hallelujah!

Give praise, servants of the LORD;

praise the name of the LORD. i

2   Let the name of the LORD be blessed

both now and forever. j

3   From the rising of the sun to its setting,

let the name of the LORD be praised. k

4   The LORD is exalted above all the nations, l

his glory above the heavens. m

5   Who is like the LORD our God—

the one enthroned on high, n

6   who stoops down to look

on the heavens and the earth? o

7   He raises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the trash heap p

8   in order to seat them with nobles—

with the nobles of his people. q

9   He gives the childless woman a household,

making her the joyful mother of children. r

Hallelujah!