< Psalmorum 111 >
1 Alleluia. Confitebor tibi Domine in toto corde meo: in consilio iustorum, 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 eius.
Great [are] the works of Jehovah, Sought out by all desiring them.
3 Confessio et magnificentia opus eius: et iustitia eius manet in saeculum saeculi.
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 saeculum testamenti sui:
Prey He hath given to those fearing Him, He remembereth to the age His covenant.
6 virtutem operum suorum annunciabit 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 hereditatem gentium: opera manuum eius veritas, et iudicium.
The works of His hands [are] true and just, Stedfast [are] all His appointments.
8 Fidelia omnia mandata eius: confirmata in saeculum saeculi, facta in veritate et aequitate.
They are sustained for ever to the age. They are made in truth and uprightness.
9 Redemptionem misit populo suo: mandavit in aeternum testamentum suum. Sanctum, et terribile nomen eius:
Redemption He hath sent to His people, He hath appointed to the age His covenant, Holy and fearful [is] His name.
10 initium sapientiae timor Domini. Intellectus bonus omnibus facientibus eum: laudatio eius manet in saeculum saeculi.
The beginning of wisdom [is] fear of Jehovah, Good understanding have all doing them, His praise [is] standing for ever!