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, even for ever!

3 a solis ortu usque ad occasum laudabile nomen Domini

From the rising of the sun to its going down, May the LORD'S name be praised!

4 excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus super caelos gloria eius

The LORD is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens.

5 quis sicut Dominus Deus noster qui in altis habitat

Who is like the LORD, our God, That dwelleth on high,

6 et humilia respicit in caelo et in terra

That looketh down low Upon the heavens and the earth?

7 suscitans a terra inopem et de stercore erigens pauperem

He raiseth the poor from the dust, And exalteth the needy from the dunghill,

8 ut conlocet eum cum principibus cum principibus populi sui

To set him among princes, Even among the princes of his people.

9 qui habitare facit sterilem in domo matrem filiorum laetantem

He causeth the barren woman to dwell in a house, A joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD!