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 lordnow 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 downon heaven and on earth.
7 He lifts the poor from the dustand 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!