| NET Bible | New International Version |
| 1Praise the LORD! Praise, you servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD! | 1Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, you his servants; praise the name of the LORD. |
| 2May the LORD's name be praised now and forevermore! | 2Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore. |
| 3From east to west the LORD's name is deserving of praise. | 3From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be 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 who sits enthroned on high, |
| 6He bends down to look at the sky and the earth. | 6who stoops down to look on 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 ash heap; |
| 8that he might seat him with princes, with the princes of his people. | 8he seats them with princes, 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 childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD. |
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