Psalmorum 113

1 Alleluja. Laudate, pueri, Dominum; laudate nomen Domini.

Alleluia. Praise the Lord, children. Praise the name of the Lord.

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

Blessed is the name of the Lord, from this time forward and even forever.

3 A solis ortu usque ad occasum laudabile nomen Domini.

From the rising of the sun, even to its setting, praiseworthy is the name of the Lord.

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

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

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

Who is like the Lord, our God, who dwells on high,

6 et humilia respicit in cælo et in terra?

and who gazes upon the humble things in heaven and on earth?

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

He lifts up the needy from the ground, and he urges the poor away from filth,

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

so that he may place him with the leaders, with the leaders of his people.

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

He causes a barren woman to live in a house, as the joyful mother of sons.