Psalm 113
1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.
1 Praise the Lord, ye servants; O praise the | Name • of the | Lord. ||
2 Blessed be the Name of the Lord from | this time | forth for • ever- | more. ||
2 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.
3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised.
3 The Lord's Name is praised from the rising up of the sun unto the | going | down of the • same. ||
4 The Lord is high above all nations, and his | glo•ry a- | bove the | heavens. ||
4 The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,
5 Who is like unto the Lord our God, that hath his | 3 dwelling so | high, ||
and yet humbleth himself to behold the | things that • are in | heaven • and | earth! ||
6 Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
6 He taketh up the simple | 3 out of the | dust, ||
and lifteth the | poor | 3 out of the | mire; ||
7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
7 That he may | set him • with the | princes, ||
even with the | princes | of his | people. ||
8 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
8 He maketh the barren | woman to • keep | house, ||
and to be a | joyful | 3 mother of | children. ||
9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.
About the Pointing
The text of the Coverdale Psalter follows the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. The pointing, suitably adapted, is taken from Charles Macpherson, Edward C. Bairstow, and Percy C. Buck, The English Psalter (Novello & Co., 1925).