NET Bible | Berean Study Bible |
1Praise the LORD! Praise, you servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD! | 1Hallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD. |
2May the LORD's name be praised now and forevermore! | 2Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore. |
3From east to west the LORD's name is deserving of praise. | 3From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised. |
4The LORD is exalted over all the nations; his splendor reaches beyond the sky. | 4The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens. |
5Who can compare to the LORD our God, who sits on a high throne? | 5Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high? |
6He bends down to look at the sky and the earth. | 6He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth. |
7He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile, | 7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump |
8that he might seat him with princes, with the princes of his people. | 8to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people. |
9He makes the barren woman of the family a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD! | 9He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah! |
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