1 Praise¹ the Lord!
^aPraise, O servants of the Lord,
Praise the name of the Lord! ‡

2 ^aBlessed be the name of the Lord
From this time forth and forevermore! ‡

3 ^aFrom the rising of the sun to its going down
The Lord’s name is to be praised. ‡

4 The Lord is ^ahigh above all nations,
^bHis glory above the heavens. ‡

5 ^aWho is like the Lord our God,
Who dwells on high, ‡

6 ^aWho humbles Himself to behold
The things that are in the heavens and in the earth? ‡

7 ^aHe raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the ^bneedy out of the ash heap, ‡

8 That He may ^aseat him with princes—
With the princes of His people. ‡

9 ^aHe grants the¹ barren woman a home,
Like a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord! ‡