| Berean Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Hallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD. | 1Hallelujah! Give praise, you servants of the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD! |
| 2Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore. | 2May the name of the LORD be blessed from now to eternity. |
| 3From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised. | 3From rising to setting sun, may the name of the LORD be praised. |
| 4The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens. | 4The LORD is exalted high above all the nations; his glory beyond the heavens. |
| 5Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high? | 5Who is like the LORD our God, enthroned on high, |
| 6He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth. | 6yet stooping low to observe the sky and the earth? |
| 7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump | 7He lifts the poor person from the dust, raising the needy from the trash pile |
| 8to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people. | 8and giving him a seat among nobles— with the nobles of his people. |
| 9He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah! | 9He makes the barren woman among her household a happy mother of joyful children. Hallelujah! |
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