Psalm 113

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 113

Praise to the Merciful God

¹Hallelujah!
Give praise, servants of Yahweh;
praise the name of Yahweh.^(A)
²Let the name of Yahweh be praised
both now and forever.^(B)
³From the rising of the sun to its setting,
let the name of Yahweh be praised.^(C)

⁴Yahweh is exalted above all the nations,^(D)
His glory above the heavens.^(E)
⁵Who is like Yahweh our God—
the One enthroned on high,^(F)
⁶who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?^(G)
⁷He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the garbage pile^(H)
⁸in order to seat them with nobles—
with the nobles of His people.^(I)
⁹He gives the childless woman a household,
making her the joyful mother of children.^(J)
Hallelujah!