Psalmorum 113

1 alleluia laudate pueri Dominum laudate nomen Domini

Hallelujah! Give praise, O 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 both now and forevermore.

3 a solis ortu usque ad occasum laudabile nomen Domini

From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.

4 excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus super caelos gloria eius

The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.

5 quis sicut Dominus Deus noster qui in altis habitat

Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?

6 et humilia respicit in caelo et in terra

He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth.

7 suscitans a terra inopem et de stercore erigens pauperem

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump

8 ut conlocet eum cum principibus cum principibus populi sui

to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.

9 qui habitare facit sterilem in domo matrem filiorum laetantem

He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!