Psalmorum 113

1 alleluia laudate pueri Dominum laudate nomen Domini

Praise the Lord! Praise him, servants of the Lord! Praise the Lord's as he is!

2 sit nomen Domini benedictum ex hoc nunc et usque in saeculum

Let the Lord's nature be praised, now and forever.

3 a solis ortu usque ad occasum laudabile nomen Domini

Let everyone everywhere, from the east to the west, praise the Lord as he is!

4 excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus super caelos gloria eius

The Lord rules supreme over all nations; his glory extends higher than the heavens.

5 quis sicut Dominus Deus noster qui in altis habitat

Who is like the Lord our God? He is the one who lives on high, seated on his throne.

6 et humilia respicit in caelo et in terra

He has to stoop low to look down on the heavens and the earth.

7 suscitans a terra inopem et de stercore erigens pauperem

He helps the poor up from the dust; he lifts the needy from the dump.

8 ut conlocet eum cum principibus cum principibus populi sui

He gives them positions of honor together important leaders, with leaders of his own people.

9 qui habitare facit sterilem in domo matrem filiorum laetantem

He makes the childless woman happy in her home by giving her children. Praise the Lord!