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