Psalmorum 113

1 Alleluia. Laudate pueri Dominum: laudate nomen Domini.

Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

2 Sit nomen Domini benedictum, ex hoc nunc, et usque in sæculum.

Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.

3 A solis ortu usque ad occasum, laudabile nomen Domini.

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’S name is to be praised.

4 Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus, et super cælos gloria eius.

The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.

5 Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster, qui in altis habitat,

Who is like unto the LORD our God, that hath his seat on high,

6 et humilia respicit in cælo et in terra?

That humbleth himself to behold [the things that are] in heaven and in the earth?

7 Suscitans a terra inopem, et de stercore erigens pauperem:

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;

8 Ut collocet eum cum principibus, cum principibus populi sui.

That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

9 Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo, matrem filiorum lætantem.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [and to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.