| New International Version | New Living Translation |
| 1Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, you his servants; praise the name of the LORD. | 1Praise the LORD! Yes, give praise, O servants of the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD! |
| 2Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore. | 2Blessed be the name of the LORD now and forever. |
| 3From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised. | 3Everywhere—from east to west— praise the name of the LORD. |
| 4The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens. | 4For the LORD is high above the nations; his glory is higher than the heavens. |
| 5Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high, | 5Who can be compared with the LORD our God, who is enthroned on high? |
| 6who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth? | 6He stoops to look down on heaven and on earth. |
| 7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; | 7He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump. |
| 8he seats them with princes, with the princes of his people. | 8He sets them among princes, even the princes of his own people! |
| 9He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD. | 9He gives the childless woman a family, making her a happy mother. Praise the LORD! |
| New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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