< Psalmorum 113 >
1 alleluia laudate pueri Dominum laudate nomen Domini
Praise all of you the LORD. Praise, O all of you 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 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 dwells on high,
6 et humilia respicit in caelo et in terra
Who humbles himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
7 suscitans a terra inopem et de stercore erigens pauperem
He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the dunghill;
8 ut conlocet 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 makes the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise all of you the LORD.