< Psalmorum 113 >
1 Alleluia. Laudate pueri Dominum: laudate nomen Domini.
Praise ye Yah! Praise, O ye servants of Yahweh, Praise the Name of Yahweh;
2 Sit nomen Domini benedictum, ex hoc nunc, et usque in sæculum.
Be the Name of Yahweh blessed, henceforth, even to times age-abiding.
3 A solis ortu usque ad occasum, laudabile nomen Domini.
From the rising of the sun unto the going in thereof, Worthy to be praised, is the Name of Yahweh:
4 Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus, et super cælos gloria eius.
High above all nations, is Yahweh, Above the heavens, his glory.
5 Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster, qui in altis habitat,
Who is like Yahweh our God? that goeth on high to dwell,
6 et humilia respicit in cælo et in terra?
That cometh down low to look, through the heavens and through the earth;
7 Suscitans a terra inopem, et de stercore erigens pauperem:
That raiseth, out of the dust, the poor, From the dunghill, uplifteth the needy;
8 Ut collocet eum cum principibus, cum principibus populi sui.
To give a seat with nobles, with the nobles of his people!
9 Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo, matrem filiorum lætantem.
Causing the barren woman to dwell in a household, A mother of sons in her joy! Praise ye Yah.