Psalmorum 138

1 ipsi David confitebor tibi Domine in toto corde meo quoniam audisti verba oris mei in conspectu angelorum psallam tibi

Of David. I will thank you, O Lord, with all my heart: in the sight of the gods I will sing your praise,

2 adorabo ad templum sanctum tuum et confitebor nomini tuo super misericordia tua et veritate tua quoniam magnificasti super omne nomen sanctum tuum

and prostrate before your holy temple, will praise your name for your constant love, for you have exulted your promise above all.

3 in quacumque die invocavero te exaudi me multiplicabis me in anima mea virtute

When I called you, you answered; you gave me strength, you inspired me.

4 confiteantur tibi Domine omnes reges terrae quia audierunt omnia verba oris tui

All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord, when they shall have heard the words you have uttered;

5 et cantent in viis Domini quoniam magna gloria Domini

and they shall sing of the ways of the Lord, and tell of the Lord’s transcendent glory.

6 quoniam excelsus Dominus et humilia respicit et alta a longe cognoscit

For, high though the Lord is, he looks on the lowly, and strikes down the haughty from far away.

7 si ambulavero in medio tribulationis vivificabis me super iram inimicorum meorum extendisti manum tuam et salvum me fecit dextera tua

Though my way be distressful, yet you preserve me: you lay your hand on my angry foes, and your right hand gives me victory.

8 Dominus retribuet propter me Domine misericordia tua in saeculum opera manuum tuarum ne dispicias

The Lord will accomplish all that which concerns me. Your kindness, O Lord, endures forever. O do not abandon the work of your hands.