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113:1 Praising Yahweh’s goodness
God the Helper of the Needy; In Praise of the Lord’s Goodness
113 Praise Yahweh.
Praise him, you servants of Yahweh.
Praise Yahweh’s name.
2 May Yahweh’s name be blessed
both now and ≈forever into the future.
3 Yahweh’s name should be praised
from ≈when the sun rises until it sets again.
4 Yahweh is ≈high above all nations,
≈and his glory reaches above the skies.
5 Who is like our God Yahweh ≈who has his throne on high—
6 who looks down at the sky and at the earth?
7 He raises the poor up out of the dirt
and lifts the needy up from the ash heap,
8 so that he may ≈become one of the leaders—
≈one of the leaders of his people.
9 He gives a home to the barren woman of the house—
he makes her into a happy mother with children.
Praise Yahweh.
↑ 113 Praise Yah praise Oh_servants_of YHWH praise DOM the_name_of YHWH.
2 May_it_be the_name_of YHWH blessed from_now and_unto perpetuity.
3 From_rising_of the_sun to setting_of_its the_name_of is_to_be_praised of_YHWH.
4 is_exalted over all_of nations YHWH is_above the_heavens glory_of_his.
5 Who like_LORD god_of_our the_on_high_of to_enthroned.
6 The_stoops_down_of to_see in/on/at/with_heavens and_in/on/at/with_earth.
7 he_is_raising_of from_dust the_poor from_ash_heap he_lifts_up the_needy.
8 To_seat with noble_people with the_noble_people_of people_of_his.
9 he_is_causing_to_dwell_of the_barren_woman_of the_home the_mother_of the_children joyful praise Yah.
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