Laudate, pueri. God is to be praised for his regard to the poor and humble. Alleluia.
1 Praise the Lord, ye children: praise ye the name of the Lord.
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Blessed be the name of the Lord, from henceforth now and for ever.
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From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, the name of the Lord is worthy of praise.
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The Lord is high above all nations; and his glory above the heavens.
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Who is as the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high:
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and looketh down on the low things in heaven and in earth?
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Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill:
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That he may place him with princes, with the princes of his people.
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Who maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house, the joyful mother of children.