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1 Praise the LORD.Praise the LORD, you his servants; praise the name of the LORD.
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Praise the Lord. Praise him, you who serve the Lord. Praise the name of the Lord.
2 Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore.
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Let us praise the name of the Lord, both now and forever.
3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.
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From the sunrise in the east to the sunset in the west, may the name of the LORD be praised.
4 The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.
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The LORD is honored over all of the nations. His glory reaches to the highest heavens.
5 Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,
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Who is like the LORD our God? He sits on his throne in heaven.
6 who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?
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He bends down to look at the heavens and the earth.
7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
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He raises poor people up from the trash pile. He lifts needy people out of the ashes.
8 he seats them with princes, with the princes of his people.
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He lets them sit with princes. He lets them sit with the princes of their own people.
9 He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.
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He gives children to the woman who doesn't have any children. He makes her a happy mother in her own home. Praise the Lord.
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