1Praise the Lord. Praise, you servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. 2May the Lord’s name be praised now and forevermore. 3From east to west the Lord’s name is deserving of praise. 4The Lord is exalted over all the nations; his splendor reaches beyond the sky. 5Who can compare to the Lord our God, who sits on a high throne? 6He bends down to look at the sky and the earth. 7He raises the poor from the dirt and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile8that he might seat him with princes, with the princes of his people. 9He makes the barren woman of the family a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord.