Psalmorum 113

1 Alleluia. Laudate pueri Dominum: laudate nomen Domini.

Praise Yahweh. Praise him, you servants of Yahweh; praise the name of Yahweh.

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

Blessed be the name of Yahweh, both now and forevermore.

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

From the rising of the sun to its setting, Yahweh's name should be praised.

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

Yahweh is exalted above all nations, and his glory reaches above the skies.

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

Who is like Yahweh our God, who has his seat on high,

6 et humilia respicit in caelo et in terra?

who looks down at the sky and at the earth?

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

He raises up the poor out of the dirt and lifts up the needy from the ash heap,

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

so that he may seat him with princes, with the princes of his people.

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

He gives a home to the barren woman of the house, he makes her a joyful mother of children. Praise Yahweh!