¹Miserere nostri,O God of all,Deus omnium,take pity on us,et respice nos,and look with favor on us,et ostende nobis lucem miserationum tuarum:and show us the light of your compassion.

¹Miserere nostri,O God of all,Deus omnium,take pity on us,et respice nos,and look with favor on us,et ostende nobis lucem miserationum tuarum:and show us the light of your compassion.

²et immitte timorem tuum super gentes quæ non exquisierunt te,And send your fear upon the Gentiles, who have not sought you,ut cognoscant quia non est deus nisi tu,so that they may acknowledge that there is no God except you,et enarrent magnalia tua.and so that they may declare your great deeds.

²et immitte timorem tuum super gentes quæ non exquisierunt te,And send your fear upon the Gentiles, who have not sought you,ut cognoscant quia non est deus nisi tu,so that they may acknowledge that there is no God except you,et enarrent magnalia tua.and so that they may declare your great deeds.

³Alleva manum tuam super gentes alienas,Lift up your hand over unbelieving nations,ut videant potentiam tuam.so that they may see your power.

³Alleva manum tuam super gentes alienas,Lift up your hand over unbelieving nations,ut videant potentiam tuam.so that they may see your power.

⁴Sicut enim in conspectu eorum sanctificatus es in nobis,For just as, in their sight, you have been sanctified in us,sic in conspectu nostro magnificaberis in eis:so also, in our sight, you will be magnified in them.

⁴Sicut enim in conspectu eorum sanctificatus es in nobis,For just as, in their sight, you have been sanctified in us,sic in conspectu nostro magnificaberis in eis:so also, in our sight, you will be magnified in them.

⁵ut cognoscant te,So may they know you,sicutas we also have known you.et nos cognovimus quoniam non est deus præter te,For there is no God apart from you,Domine.O Lord.

⁵ut cognoscant te,So may they know you,sicutas we also have known you.et nos cognovimus quoniam non est deus præter te,For there is no God apart from you,Domine.O Lord.

⁶Innova signa,Renew your signs,et immuta mirabilia.and work new wonders.

⁶Innova signa,Renew your signs,et immuta mirabilia.and work new wonders.

⁷Glorifica manum et brachium dextrum.Glorify your hand and your right arm.

⁷Glorifica manum et brachium dextrum.Glorify your hand and your right arm.

⁸Excita furorem,Stir up your fury,et effunde iram.and pour out your wrath.

⁸Excita furorem,Stir up your fury,et effunde iram.and pour out your wrath.

⁹Tolle adversarium,Take away our adversary,et afflige inimicum.and afflict our enemy.

⁹Tolle adversarium,Take away our adversary,et afflige inimicum.and afflict our enemy.

¹⁰Festina tempus,Hasten the time,et memento finis,and remember the end,ut enarrent mirabilia tua.so that they may declare your miracles.

¹⁰Festina tempus,Hasten the time,et memento finis,and remember the end,ut enarrent mirabilia tua.so that they may declare your miracles.

¹¹In ira flammæ devoretur qui salvatur:Let those who escape be devoured by the wrath of fire.et qui pessimant plebem tuam inveniant perditionem.And let those who harass your people find perdition.

¹¹In ira flammæ devoretur qui salvatur:Let those who escape be devoured by the wrath of fire.et qui pessimant plebem tuam inveniant perditionem.And let those who harass your people find perdition.

¹²Contere caput principum inimicorum,Crush the head of the leaders of the enemies,dicentium:for they say:Non est alius præter nos.“There is no other beside us.”

¹²Contere caput principum inimicorum,Crush the head of the leaders of the enemies,dicentium:for they say:Non est alius præter nos.“There is no other beside us.”

¹³Congrega omnes tribus Jacob,Gather together all the tribes of Jacob,ut cognoscant quia non est deus nisi tu,so that they may acknowledge that there is no God except you,et enarrent magnalia tua,and so that they may declare your great deeds.et hæreditabis eos sicut ab initio.And you will inherit them, as from the beginning.

¹³Congrega omnes tribus Jacob,Gather together all the tribes of Jacob,ut cognoscant quia non est deus nisi tu,so that they may acknowledge that there is no God except you,et enarrent magnalia tua,and so that they may declare your great deeds.et hæreditabis eos sicut ab initio.And you will inherit them, as from the beginning.

¹⁴Miserere plebi tuæ,Take pity on your people,super quam invocatum est nomen tuum,over whom your name has been invoked,et Israël quem coæquasti primogenito tuo.and on Israel, whom you have treated as your firstborn.

¹⁴Miserere plebi tuæ,Take pity on your people,super quam invocatum est nomen tuum,over whom your name has been invoked,et Israël quem coæquasti primogenito tuo.and on Israel, whom you have treated as your firstborn.

¹⁵Miserere civitati sanctificationis tuæ,Take pity on Jerusalem,Jerusalem,the city of your sanctification,civitati requiei tuæ.the city of your rest.

¹⁵Miserere civitati sanctificationis tuæ,Take pity on Jerusalem,Jerusalem,the city of your sanctification,civitati requiei tuæ.the city of your rest.

¹⁶Reple Sion inenarrabilibus verbis tuis,Fill Zion with your ineffable words,et gloria tua populum tuum.and fill your people with your glory.

¹⁶Reple Sion inenarrabilibus verbis tuis,Fill Zion with your ineffable words,et gloria tua populum tuum.and fill your people with your glory.

¹⁷Da testimonium his qui ab initio creaturæ tuæ sunt,Give testimony to those who have been your creations from the beginning,et suscita prædicationes quas locuti sunt in nomine tuo prophetæ priores.and lift up the prophecies which the former prophets spoke in your name.

¹⁷Da testimonium his qui ab initio creaturæ tuæ sunt,Give testimony to those who have been your creations from the beginning,et suscita prædicationes quas locuti sunt in nomine tuo prophetæ priores.and lift up the prophecies which the former prophets spoke in your name.

¹⁸Da mercedem sustinentibus te,Give a reward to those who endure for you,ut prophetæ tui fideles inveniantur:so that your prophets may be found to be faithful.et exaudi orationes servorum tuorum,And heed the prayers of your servants,

¹⁸Da mercedem sustinentibus te,Give a reward to those who endure for you,ut prophetæ tui fideles inveniantur:so that your prophets may be found to be faithful.et exaudi orationes servorum tuorum,And heed the prayers of your servants,

¹⁹secundum benedictionem Aaron de populo tuo:in accord with the blessing of Aaron over your people.et dirige nos in viam justitiæ,And direct us in the way of justice,et sciant omnes qui habitant terram quia tu es Deus conspector sæculorum.and let all who inhabit the earth know that you are God, the Beholder of all ages.

¹⁹secundum benedictionem Aaron de populo tuo:in accord with the blessing of Aaron over your people.et dirige nos in viam justitiæ,And direct us in the way of justice,et sciant omnes qui habitant terram quia tu es Deus conspector sæculorum.and let all who inhabit the earth know that you are God, the Beholder of all ages.

²⁰Omnem escam manducabit venter:The belly can devour any food,et est cibus cibo melior.yet one meal is better than another.

²⁰Omnem escam manducabit venter:The belly can devour any food,et est cibus cibo melior.yet one meal is better than another.

²¹Fauces contingunt cibum feræ,The palate tests the meat of wild animals,et cor sensatum verba mendacia.and the understanding heart tests false words.

²¹Fauces contingunt cibum feræ,The palate tests the meat of wild animals,et cor sensatum verba mendacia.and the understanding heart tests false words.

²²Cor pravum dabit tristitiam,A corrupt heart will cause grief,et homo peritus resistet illi.and a man of experience will resist it.

²²Cor pravum dabit tristitiam,A corrupt heart will cause grief,et homo peritus resistet illi.and a man of experience will resist it.

²³Omnem masculum excipiet mulier:A woman can receive any male,et est filia melior filia.yet one daughter is better than another.

²³Omnem masculum excipiet mulier:A woman can receive any male,et est filia melior filia.yet one daughter is better than another.

²⁴Species mulieris exhilarat faciem viri sui,The beauty of a wife cheers the face of her husband,et super omnem concupiscentiam hominis superducit desiderium.and rises above his desire, above all the desires of man.

²⁴Species mulieris exhilarat faciem viri sui,The beauty of a wife cheers the face of her husband,et super omnem concupiscentiam hominis superducit desiderium.and rises above his desire, above all the desires of man.

²⁵Si est lingua curationis,If she offers healing words,est et mitigationis et misericordiæ:then she both comforts and shows mercy;non est vir illius secundum filios hominum.and so her husband is not like other men.

²⁵Si est lingua curationis,If she offers healing words,est et mitigationis et misericordiæ:then she both comforts and shows mercy;non est vir illius secundum filios hominum.and so her husband is not like other men.

²⁶Qui possidet mulierem bonam inchoat possessionem:He who holds to a good wife establishes a possession.adjutorium secundum illum est,She is a helper in agreement with him,et columna ut requies.and she is a pillar of rest.

²⁶Qui possidet mulierem bonam inchoat possessionem:He who holds to a good wife establishes a possession.adjutorium secundum illum est,She is a helper in agreement with him,et columna ut requies.and she is a pillar of rest.

²⁷Ubi non est sepes,Where there is no hedge,diripietur possessio:a possession will be trampled.et ubi non est mulier,And where there is no wife,ingemiscit egens.he will mourn her absence.

²⁷Ubi non est sepes,Where there is no hedge,diripietur possessio:a possession will be trampled.et ubi non est mulier,And where there is no wife,ingemiscit egens.he will mourn her absence.

²⁸Quis credit ei qui non habet nidum,Who will trust one who has no nest,et deflectens ubicumque obscuraverit,and who conceals himself wherever his course may take him,quasi succinctus latro exiliens de civitate in civitatem?like a well-equipped robber passing from city to city?

²⁸Quis credit ei qui non habet nidum,Who will trust one who has no nest,et deflectens ubicumque obscuraverit,and who conceals himself wherever his course may take him,quasi succinctus latro exiliens de civitate in civitatem?like a well-equipped robber passing from city to city?