1 Alleluia.
Give praise, you servants of the Lord, ♦︎
O praise the name of the Lord.
2 Blessed be the name of the Lord, ♦︎
from this time forth and for evermore.
3 From the rising of the sun to its setting ♦︎
let the name of the Lord be praised.
4 The Lord is high above all nations ♦︎
and his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like the Lord our God,
that has his throne so high, ♦︎
yet humbles himself to behold
the things of heaven and earth?
6 He raises the poor from the dust ♦︎
and lifts the needy from the ashes,
7 To set them with princes, ♦︎
with the princes of his people.
8 He gives the barren woman a place in the house ♦︎
and makes her a joyful mother of children.
Alleluia.
1 Not to us, Lord, not to us,
but to your name give the glory, ♦︎
for the sake of your loving mercy and truth.
2 Why should the nations say, ♦︎
Where is now their God?
3 As for our God, he is in heaven; ♦︎
he does whatever he pleases.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, ♦︎
the work of human hands.
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak; ♦︎
eyes have they, but cannot see;
6 They have ears, but cannot hear; ♦︎
noses have they, but cannot smell;
7 They have hands, but cannot feel;
feet have they, but cannot walk; ♦︎
not a whisper do they make from their throats.
8 Those who make them shall become like them ♦︎
and so will all who put their trust in them.
9 But you, Israel, put your trust in the Lord; ♦︎
he is their help and their shield.
10 House of Aaron, trust in the Lord; ♦︎
he is their help and their shield.
11 You that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord; ♦︎
he is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord has been mindful of us and he will bless us; ♦︎
may he bless the house of Israel;
may he bless the house of Aaron;
13 May he bless those who fear the Lord, ♦︎
both small and great together.
14 May the Lord increase you more and more, ♦︎
you and your children after you.
15 May you be blest by the Lord, ♦︎
the maker of heaven and earth.
16 The heavens are the heavens of the Lord, ♦︎
but the earth he has entrusted to his children.
17 The dead do not praise the Lord, ♦︎
nor those gone down into silence;
18 But we will bless the Lord, ♦︎
from this time forth for evermore.
Alleluia.