Psalm 113

 

Refrain:    From the rising of the sun to its setting

 

let the name of the Lord be praised.

1    Alleluia.

Give praise, you servants of the Lord,  

O praise the name of the Lord.

2    Blessed be the name of the Lord,  

from this time forth and for evermore.

3    From the rising of the sun to its setting  

let the name of the Lord be praised.

4    The Lord is high above all nations  

and his glory above the heavens. [R]

5    Who is like the Lord our God,

that has his throne so high,  

yet humbles himself to behold

the things of heaven and earth?

6    He raises the poor from the dust  

and lifts the needy from the ashes,

7    To set them with princes,  

with the princes of his people.

8    He gives the barren woman a place in the house  

and makes her a joyful mother of children.

Alleluia.

 

Refrain:    From the rising of the sun to its setting

 

let the name of the Lord be praised.

From the rising of the sun to its setting

we praise your name, O Lord;

may your promise to raise the poor from the dust

and turn the fortunes of the needy upside down

be fulfilled in our time also,

as it was in your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

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