Psalmorum 63
1 Psalmus David, cum esset in deserto Idumææ. Deus, Deus meus, ad te de luce vigilo. Sitivit in te anima mea; quam multipliciter tibi caro mea!
A Psalm of David, when he was in the desert of Idumea. O God, my God: to you, I keep vigil until first light. For you, my soul has thirsted, to you my body, in so many ways.
2 In terra deserta, et invia, et inaquosa, sic in sancto apparui tibi, ut viderem virtutem tuam et gloriam tuam.
By a deserted land, both inaccessible and waterless, so I have appeared in the sanctuary before you, in order to behold your virtue and your glory.
3 Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas, labia mea laudabunt te.
For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise.
4 Sic benedicam te in vita mea, et in nomine tuo levabo manus meas.
So will I bless you in my life, and I will lift up my hands in your name.
5 Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea, et labiis exsultationis laudabit os meum.
Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness; and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips.
6 Si memor fui tui super stratum meum, in matutinis meditabor in te.
When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning, I will meditate on you.
7 Quia fuisti adjutor meus, et in velamento alarum tuarum exsultabo.
For you have been my helper. And I will exult under the cover of your wings.
8 Adhæsit anima mea post te; me suscepit dextera tua.
My soul has clung close to you. Your right hand has supported me.
9 Ipsi vero in vanum quæsierunt animam meam: introibunt in inferiora terræ;
Truly, these ones have sought my soul in vain. They will enter into the lower parts of the earth.
10 tradentur in manus gladii: partes vulpium erunt.
They will be delivered into the hand of the sword. They will be the portions of foxes.
11 Rex vero lætabitur in Deo; laudabuntur omnes qui jurant in eo: quia obstructum est os loquentium iniqua.
Truly, the king will rejoice in God: all those who swear by him will be praised, because the mouth of those who speak iniquity has been blocked.
