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1 Praise the Lord! Praise him, you servants of the Lord; praise the name of the Lord.
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Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!
2 The Lord's name should be praised now and forever.
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Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore!
3 The Lord's name should be praised from where the sun rises to where it sets.
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From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised!
4 The Lord is supreme over all the nations; his glory reaches to the skies.
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The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens!
5 No one is like the Lord our God, who rules from heaven,
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Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high,
6 who bends down to look at the skies and the earth.
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who looks far down on the heavens and the earth?
7 The Lord lifts the poor from the dirt and takes the helpless from the ashes.
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He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 He seats them with princes, the princes of his people.
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to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people.
9 He gives children to the woman who has none and makes her a happy mother.
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He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!