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.
13 Sing praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; ♦︎
praise your God, O Zion;
14 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates ♦︎
and has blest your children within you.
15 He has established peace in your borders ♦︎
and satisfies you with the finest wheat.
16 He sends forth his command to the earth ♦︎
and his word runs very swiftly.
17 He gives snow like wool ♦︎
and scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.
18 He casts down his hailstones like morsels of bread; ♦︎
who can endure his frost?
19 He sends forth his word and melts them; ♦︎
he blows with his wind and the waters flow.
20 He declares his word to Jacob, ♦︎
his statutes and judgements to Israel.
21 He has not dealt so with any other nation; ♦︎
they do not know his laws.
Alleluia.