Psalmorum 113

1 alleluia laudate pueri Dominum laudate nomen Domini

Praise JAH. Praise, you servants of Jehovah, praise the name of Jehovah.

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

Blessed be the name of Jehovah, from this time forth and forevermore.

3 a solis ortu usque ad occasum laudabile nomen Domini

From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, Jehovah's name is to be praised.

4 excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus super caelos gloria eius

Jehovah is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.

5 quis sicut Dominus Deus noster qui in altis habitat

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

6 et humilia respicit in caelo et in terra

Who stoops down to see 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. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;

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 settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother of children. Praise JAH.