Servants of the Lord, praise him!
Praise the Lord's name.
<2> May the Lord's name be praised now and forever.
<3> May the Lord's name be praised
from the rising sun in the east
to the place where the sun goes down.
<4> The Lord is higher than all nations.
His glory[578] rises to the skies.
<5> There is no one like the Lord our God.
He sits on his throne high in heaven.
<6> He is so high above us
that he must look down to see the sky and the earth.
<7> He lifts the poor out of the dirt
and takes beggars from the garbage dump.
<8> He makes them important.
He gives them a place among the great leaders of his people.
<9> He gives children to the woman whose home is empty.
He makes her a happy mother.
Praise the Lord!
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