¹Oratio pauperis,The prayer of the pauper,cum anxius fuerit,when he was anxious,et in conspectu Domini effuderit precem suam.and so he poured out his petition in the sight of the Lord.

¹Oratio pauperis,The prayer of the pauper,cum anxius fuerit,when he was anxious,et in conspectu Domini effuderit precem suam.and so he poured out his petition in the sight of the Lord.

²Domine,O Lord,exaudi orationem meam,hear my prayer,et clamor meus ad te veniat.and let my outcry reach you.

²Domine,O Lord,exaudi orationem meam,hear my prayer,et clamor meus ad te veniat.and let my outcry reach you.

³Non avertas faciem tuam a me:Do not turn your face away from me.in quacumque die tribulor,In whatever day that I am in trouble,inclina ad me aurem tuam;incline your ear to me.in quacumque die invocavero te,In whatever day that I will call upon you,velociter exaudi me.heed me quickly.

³Non avertas faciem tuam a me:Do not turn your face away from me.in quacumque die tribulor,In whatever day that I am in trouble,inclina ad me aurem tuam;incline your ear to me.in quacumque die invocavero te,In whatever day that I will call upon you,velociter exaudi me.heed me quickly.

⁴Quia defecerunt sicut fumus dies mei,For my days have faded away like smoke,et ossa mea sicut cremium aruerunt.and my bones have dried out like firewood.

⁴Quia defecerunt sicut fumus dies mei,For my days have faded away like smoke,et ossa mea sicut cremium aruerunt.and my bones have dried out like firewood.

⁵Percussus sum ut fœnum,I have been cut down like hay,et aruit cor meum,and my heart has withered,quia oblitus sum comedere panem meum.for I had forgotten to eat my bread.

⁵Percussus sum ut fœnum,I have been cut down like hay,et aruit cor meum,and my heart has withered,quia oblitus sum comedere panem meum.for I had forgotten to eat my bread.

⁶A voce gemitus mei adhæsit os meum carni meæ.Before the voice of my groaning, my bone has adhered to my flesh.

⁶A voce gemitus mei adhæsit os meum carni meæ.Before the voice of my groaning, my bone has adhered to my flesh.

⁷Similis factus sum pellicano solitudinis;I have become like a pelican in solitude.factus sum sicut nycticorax in domicilio.I have become like a night raven in a house.

⁷Similis factus sum pellicano solitudinis;I have become like a pelican in solitude.factus sum sicut nycticorax in domicilio.I have become like a night raven in a house.

⁸Vigilavi,I have kept vigil,et factus sum sicut passer solitarius in tecto.and I have become like a solitary sparrow on a roof.

⁸Vigilavi,I have kept vigil,et factus sum sicut passer solitarius in tecto.and I have become like a solitary sparrow on a roof.

⁹Tota die exprobrabant mihi inimici mei,All day long my enemies reproached me,et qui laudabant me adversum me jurabant:and those who praised me swore oaths against me.

⁹Tota die exprobrabant mihi inimici mei,All day long my enemies reproached me,et qui laudabant me adversum me jurabant:and those who praised me swore oaths against me.

¹⁰quia cinerem tamquam panem manducabam,For I chewed on ashes like bread,et potum meum cum fletu miscebam,and I mixed weeping into my drink.

¹⁰quia cinerem tamquam panem manducabam,For I chewed on ashes like bread,et potum meum cum fletu miscebam,and I mixed weeping into my drink.

¹¹a facie iræ et indignationis tuæ:By the face of your anger and indignation,quia elevans allisisti me.you lifted me up and threw me down.

¹¹a facie iræ et indignationis tuæ:By the face of your anger and indignation,quia elevans allisisti me.you lifted me up and threw me down.

¹²Dies mei sicut umbra declinaverunt,My days have declined like a shadow,et ego sicut fœnum arui.and I have dried out like hay.

¹²Dies mei sicut umbra declinaverunt,My days have declined like a shadow,et ego sicut fœnum arui.and I have dried out like hay.

¹³Tu autem,But you,Domine,O Lord,in æternum permanes,endure for eternity,et memoriale tuum in generationem et generationem.and your memorial is from generation to generation.

¹³Tu autem,But you,Domine,O Lord,in æternum permanes,endure for eternity,et memoriale tuum in generationem et generationem.and your memorial is from generation to generation.

¹⁴Tu exsurgens misereberis Sion,You will rise up and take pity on Zion,quia tempus miserendi ejus,for it is time for its mercy,quia venit tempus:for the time has come.

¹⁴Tu exsurgens misereberis Sion,You will rise up and take pity on Zion,quia tempus miserendi ejus,for it is time for its mercy,quia venit tempus:for the time has come.

¹⁵quoniam placuerunt servis tuis lapides ejus,For its stones have pleased your servants,et terræ ejus miserebuntur.and they will take pity on its land.

¹⁵quoniam placuerunt servis tuis lapides ejus,For its stones have pleased your servants,et terræ ejus miserebuntur.and they will take pity on its land.

¹⁶Et timebunt gentes nomen tuum,And the Gentiles will fear your name,Domine,O Lord,et omnes reges terræ gloriam tuam:and all the kings of the earth your glory.

¹⁶Et timebunt gentes nomen tuum,And the Gentiles will fear your name,Domine,O Lord,et omnes reges terræ gloriam tuam:and all the kings of the earth your glory.

¹⁷quia ædificavit Dominus Sion,For the Lord has built up Zion,et videbitur in gloria sua.and he will be seen in his glory.

¹⁷quia ædificavit Dominus Sion,For the Lord has built up Zion,et videbitur in gloria sua.and he will be seen in his glory.

¹⁸Respexit in orationem humiliumHe has noticed the prayer of the humble,et non sprevit precem eorum.and he has not despised their petition.

¹⁸Respexit in orationem humiliumHe has noticed the prayer of the humble,et non sprevit precem eorum.and he has not despised their petition.

¹⁹Scribantur hæc in generatione altera,Let these things be written in another generation,et populus qui creabitur laudabit Dominum.and the people who will be created will praise the Lord.

¹⁹Scribantur hæc in generatione altera,Let these things be written in another generation,et populus qui creabitur laudabit Dominum.and the people who will be created will praise the Lord.

²⁰Quia prospexit de excelso sancto suo;For he has gazed from his high sanctuary.Dominus de cælo in terram aspexit:From heaven, the Lord has beheld the earth.

²⁰Quia prospexit de excelso sancto suo;For he has gazed from his high sanctuary.Dominus de cælo in terram aspexit:From heaven, the Lord has beheld the earth.

²¹ut audiret gemitus compeditorum;So may he hear the groans of those in shackles,ut solveret filios interemptorum:in order that he may release the sons of the slain.

²¹ut audiret gemitus compeditorum;So may he hear the groans of those in shackles,ut solveret filios interemptorum:in order that he may release the sons of the slain.

²²ut annuntient in Sion nomen Domini,So may they announce the name of the Lord in Zionet laudem ejus in Jerusalem:and his praise in Jerusalem:

²²ut annuntient in Sion nomen Domini,So may they announce the name of the Lord in Zionet laudem ejus in Jerusalem:and his praise in Jerusalem:

²³in conveniendo populos in unum,while the people convene,et reges,along with kings,ut serviant Domino.in order that they may serve the Lord.

²³in conveniendo populos in unum,while the people convene,et reges,along with kings,ut serviant Domino.in order that they may serve the Lord.

²⁴Respondit ei in via virtutis suæ:He responded to him in the way of his virtue:Paucitatem dierum meorum nuntia mihi:Declare to me the brevity of my days.

²⁴Respondit ei in via virtutis suæ:He responded to him in the way of his virtue:Paucitatem dierum meorum nuntia mihi:Declare to me the brevity of my days.

²⁵ne revoces me in dimidio dierum meorum,Do not call me back in the middle of my days:in generationem et generationem anni tui.your years are from generation to generation.

²⁵ne revoces me in dimidio dierum meorum,Do not call me back in the middle of my days:in generationem et generationem anni tui.your years are from generation to generation.

²⁶Initio tu,In the beginning,Domine,O Lord,terram fundasti,you founded the earth.et opera manuum tuarum sunt cæli.And the heavens are the work of your hands.

²⁶Initio tu,In the beginning,Domine,O Lord,terram fundasti,you founded the earth.et opera manuum tuarum sunt cæli.And the heavens are the work of your hands.

²⁷Ipsi peribunt,They will perish,tu autem permanes;but you remain.et omnes sicut vestimentum veterascent.And all will grow old like a garment. And,Et sicut opertorium mutabis eos,like a blanket, you will change them,et mutabuntur;and they will be changed.

²⁷Ipsi peribunt,They will perish,tu autem permanes;but you remain.et omnes sicut vestimentum veterascent.And all will grow old like a garment. And,Et sicut opertorium mutabis eos,like a blanket, you will change them,et mutabuntur;and they will be changed.

²⁸tu autem idem ipse es,Yet you are ever yourself,et anni tui non deficient.and your years will not decline.

²⁸tu autem idem ipse es,Yet you are ever yourself,et anni tui non deficient.and your years will not decline.

²⁹Filii servorum tuorum habitabunt,The sons of your servants will live,et semen eorum in sæculum dirigetur.and their offspring will be guided aright in every age.

²⁹Filii servorum tuorum habitabunt,The sons of your servants will live,et semen eorum in sæculum dirigetur.and their offspring will be guided aright in every age.