| 1 | Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, 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 the name of the LORD is to be praised! |
| 4 | The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens! |
| 5 | Who is like the LORD our God, who is seated on high, |
| 6 | who looks far down upon the heavens and the earth? |
| 7 | He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap, |
| 8 | to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people. |
| 9 | He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the LORD! |
| 1 | Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. |
| 2 | It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. |
| 3 | Lo, sons are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. |
| 4 | Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons of one's youth. |
| 5 | Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. |
