1<\/sup>Alleluia. Praise the Lord, children. Praise the name of the Lord.<\/span> <\/p>\n 2<\/sup>Blessed is the name of the Lord, from this time forward and even forever.<\/span> <\/p>\n 3<\/sup>From the rising of the sun, even to its setting, praiseworthy is the name of the Lord.<\/span> <\/p>\n 4<\/sup>The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory is high above the heavens.<\/span> <\/p>\n 5<\/sup>Who is like the Lord, our God, who dwells on high,<\/span> <\/p>\n 6<\/sup>and who gazes upon the humble things in heaven and on earth?<\/span> <\/p>\n 7<\/sup>He lifts up the needy from the ground, and he urges the poor away from filth,<\/span> <\/p>\n 8<\/sup>so that he may place him with the leaders, with the leaders of his people.<\/span> <\/p>\n 9<\/sup>He causes a barren woman to live in a house, as the joyful mother of sons.<\/span> <\/p>\n