1 P raise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!

Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord!

2 B lessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forever

Blessed be the name of the Lord From this time forth and forevermore!

3 F rom the rising of the sun to the going down of it and from east to west, the name of the Lord is to be praised!

From the rising of the sun to its going down The Lord ’s name is to be praised.

4 T he Lord is high above all nations, and His glory above the heavens!

The Lord is high above all nations, His glory above the heavens.

5 W ho is like the Lord our God, Who has His seat on high,

Who is like the Lord our God, Who dwells on high,

6 W ho humbles Himself to regard the heavens and the earth!

Who humbles Himself to behold The things that are in the heavens and in the earth?

7 r aises the poor out of the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap and the dung hill,

He raises the poor out of the dust, And lifts the needy out of the ash heap,

8 T hat He may seat them with princes, even with the princes of His people.

That He may seat him with princes— With the princes of His people.

9 H e makes the barren woman to be a homemaker and a joyful mother of children. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

He grants the barren woman a home, Like a joyful mother of children. Praise the Lord!