Psalmorum 113

1 Alleluia. Laudate pueri Dominum: laudate nomen Domini.

Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

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

Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.

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

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’s name [is] to be praised.

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

The LORD [is] high above all nations, [and] his glory above the heavens.

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

Who [is] like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,

6 et humilia respicit in caelo et in terra?

Who humbleth [himself] to behold [the things that are] in heaven, and in the earth!

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

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

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

That he may set [him] with princes, [even] with the princes of his people.

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

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [and to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.