Psalmorum 113

1 alleluia laudate pueri Dominum laudate nomen Domini

Praise Yahweh. Praise him, you servants of Yahweh; praise the name of Yahweh.

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

Blessed be the name of Yahweh, both now and forevermore.

3 a solis ortu usque ad occasum laudabile nomen Domini

From the rising of the sun to its setting, Yahweh's name should be praised.

4 excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus super caelos gloria eius

Yahweh is exalted above all nations, and his glory reaches above the skies.

5 quis sicut Dominus Deus noster qui in altis habitat

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

6 et humilia respicit in caelo et in terra

who looks down at the sky and at the earth?

7 suscitans a terra inopem et de stercore erigens pauperem

He raises up the poor out of the dirt and lifts up the needy from the ash heap,

8 ut conlocet eum cum principibus cum principibus populi sui

so that he may seat him with princes, with the princes of his people.

9 qui habitare facit sterilem in domo matrem filiorum laetantem

He gives a home to the barren woman of the house, he makes her a joyful mother of children. Praise Yahweh!