| English Standard Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD! | 1Hallelujah! Give praise, you servants of the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD! |
| 2Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and forevermore! | 2May the name of the LORD be blessed from now to eternity. |
| 3From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised! | 3From rising to setting sun, may the name of the LORD be praised. |
| 4The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens! | 4The LORD is exalted high above all the nations; his glory beyond the heavens. |
| 5Who is like the LORD our God, who is seated on high, | 5Who is like the LORD our God, enthroned on high, |
| 6who looks far down on the heavens and the earth? | 6yet stooping low to observe the sky and the earth? |
| 7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, | 7He lifts the poor person from the dust, raising the needy from the trash pile |
| 8to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people. | 8and giving him a seat among nobles— with the nobles of his people. |
| 9He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the LORD! | 9He makes the barren woman among her household a happy mother of joyful children. Hallelujah! |
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