< Psalmorum 113 >
1 alleluia laudate pueri Dominum laudate nomen Domini
Praise ye Yah! Praise, O ye servants of Yahweh, Praise the Name of Yahweh;
2 sit nomen Domini benedictum ex hoc nunc et usque in saeculum
Be the Name of Yahweh blessed, henceforth, even to times age-abiding.
3 a solis ortu usque ad occasum laudabile nomen Domini
From the rising of the sun unto the going in thereof, Worthy to be praised, is the Name of Yahweh:
4 excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus super caelos gloria eius
High above all nations, is Yahweh, Above the heavens, his glory.
5 quis sicut Dominus Deus noster qui in altis habitat
Who is like Yahweh our God? that goeth on high to dwell,
6 et humilia respicit in caelo et in terra
That cometh down low to look, through the heavens and through the earth;
7 suscitans a terra inopem et de stercore erigens pauperem
That raiseth, out of the dust, the poor, From the dunghill, uplifteth the needy;
8 ut conlocet eum cum principibus cum principibus populi sui
To give a seat with nobles, with the nobles of his people!
9 qui habitare facit sterilem in domo matrem filiorum laetantem
Causing the barren woman to dwell in a household, A mother of sons in her joy! Praise ye Yah.