< Psalmorum 111 >
1 Alleluja. Confitebor tibi, Domine, in toto corde meo, in consilio justorum, et congregatione.
Praise ye Jah! I thank Jehovah with the whole heart, In the secret meeting of the upright, And of the company.
2 Magna opera Domini: exquisita in omnes voluntates ejus.
Great [are] the works of Jehovah, Sought out by all desiring them.
3 Confessio et magnificentia opus ejus, et justitia ejus manet in sæculum sæculi.
Honourable and majestic is His work, And His righteousness is standing for ever.
4 Memoriam fecit mirabilium suorum, misericors et miserator Dominus.
A memorial He hath made of His wonders, Gracious and merciful [is] Jehovah.
5 Escam dedit timentibus se; memor erit in sæculum testamenti sui.
Prey He hath given to those fearing Him, He remembereth to the age His covenant.
6 Virtutem operum suorum annuntiabit populo suo,
The power of His works He hath declared to His people, To give to them the inheritance of nations.
7 ut det illis hæreditatem gentium. Opera manuum ejus veritas et judicium.
The works of His hands [are] true and just, Stedfast [are] all His appointments.
8 Fidelia omnia mandata ejus, confirmata in sæculum sæculi, facta in veritate et æquitate.
They are sustained for ever to the age. They are made in truth and uprightness.
9 Redemptionem misit populo suo; mandavit in æternum testamentum suum. Sanctum et terribile nomen ejus.
Redemption He hath sent to His people, He hath appointed to the age His covenant, Holy and fearful [is] His name.
10 Initium sapientiæ timor Domini; intellectus bonus omnibus facientibus eum: laudatio ejus manet in sæculum sæculi.
The beginning of wisdom [is] fear of Jehovah, Good understanding have all doing them, His praise [is] standing for ever!