| New International Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, you his servants; praise the name of the LORD. | 1Hallelujah! Give praise, you servants of the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD! |
| 2Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore. | 2May the name of the LORD be blessed from now to eternity. |
| 3From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, 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 exalted over 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 the LORD our God, the One who sits 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 ash heap; | 7He lifts the poor person from the dust, raising the needy from the trash pile |
| 8he seats them with princes, with the princes of his people. | 8and giving him a seat among nobles— with the nobles of his people. |
| 9He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy 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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