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