Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
1Hallelujah! Give praise, servants of Yahweh; praise the name of Yahweh. | 1Hallelujah! Give praise, you servants of the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD! |
2Let the name of Yahweh be praised both now and forever. | 2May the name of the LORD be blessed from now to eternity. |
3From the rising of the sun to its setting, let the name of Yahweh be praised. | 3From rising to setting sun, may the name of the LORD be praised. |
4Yahweh is exalted above all the nations, His glory above the heavens. | 4The LORD is exalted high above all the nations; his glory beyond the heavens. |
5Who is like Yahweh our God-- the One enthroned on high, | 5Who is like the LORD our God, enthroned on high, |
6who stoops down to look 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 garbage pile | 7He lifts the poor person from the dust, raising the needy from the trash pile |
8in order to seat them with nobles-- with the nobles of His people. | 8and giving him a seat among nobles— with the nobles of his people. |
9He gives the childless woman a household, making her the joyful mother of children. Hallelujah! | 9He makes the barren woman among her household a happy mother of joyful children. Hallelujah! |
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