Psalmorum 113

1 Alleluia. Laudate pueri Dominum: laudate nomen Domini.

Let the Lord be praised. O you servants of the Lord, give praise to the name of the Lord.

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

Let blessing be on the name of the Lord, from this time and for ever.

3 A solis ortu usque ad occasum, laudabile nomen Domini.

From the coming up of the sun to its going down, the Lord's name is to be praised.

4 Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus, et super caelos gloria eius.

The Lord is high over all nations, and his glory is higher than the heavens.

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

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

6 et humilia respicit in caelo et in terra?

Looking down on the heavens, and on the earth?

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

He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;

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

To give him a place among the rulers, even with the rulers of his people.

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

He gives the unfertile woman a family, making her a happy mother of children. Give praise to the Lord.