Psalmorum 113

1 Alleluia. Laudate pueri Dominum: laudate nomen Domini.

Hallelujah! Give praise, O 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 both now and forevermore.

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

From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.

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

The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.

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

Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?

6 et humilia respicit in cælo et in terra?

He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth.

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

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump

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

to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.

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

He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!