Psalm 113(112) Laudate, pueri

ALLELUIA!

Praise, O servants of the Lord,
    praise the name of the Lord!
May the name of the Lord be blessed
    both now and for evermore!
From the rising of the sun to its setting
    praised be the name of the Lord!

High above all nations is the Lord,
    above the heavens his glory.
Who is like the Lord, our God,
    who has risen on high to his throne
yet stoops from the heights to look down,
    to look down upon heaven and earth?

From the dust he lifts up the lowly,
    from the dungheap he raises the poor
    to set them in the company of princes,
yes, with the princes of his people.
To the childless wife he gives a home
    and gladdens her heart with children.