| International Standard Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Hallelujah! Give praise, you servants of the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD! | 1Hallelujah! Give praise, servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD. |
| 2May the name of the LORD be blessed from now to eternity. | 2Let the name of the LORD be blessed both now and forever. |
| 3From rising to setting sun, may the name of the LORD be praised. | 3From the rising of the sun to its setting, let the name of the LORD be praised. |
| 4The LORD is exalted high above all the nations; his glory beyond the heavens. | 4The LORD is exalted above all the nations, his glory above the heavens. |
| 5Who is like the LORD our God, enthroned on high, | 5Who is like the LORD our God--the one enthroned on high, |
| 6yet stooping low to observe the sky and the earth? | 6who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth? |
| 7He lifts the poor person from the dust, raising the needy from the trash pile | 7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the trash heap |
| 8and giving him a seat among nobles— with the nobles of his people. | 8in order to seat them with nobles--with the nobles of his people. |
| 9He makes the barren woman among her household a happy mother of joyful children. Hallelujah! | 9He gives the childless woman a household, making her the joyful mother of children. Hallelujah! |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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