1Ipsi David.To David himself.Benedic,Bless the Lord,anima mea,O my soul,Domino,and bless his holy name,et omnia quæ intra me sunt nomini sancto ejus.all that is within me.

2Benedic, anima mea,Bless the Lord,Domino, et noli oblivisci omnes retributiones ejus.O my soul, and do not forget all his recompenses.

3Qui propitiatur omnibus iniquitatibus tuis;He forgives all your iniquities.qui sanat omnes infirmitates tuas:He heals all your infirmities.

4qui redimit de interitu vitam tuam;He redeems your life from destruction.qui coronat te in misericordia et miserationibus:He crowns you with mercy and compassion.

5qui replet in bonis desiderium tuum;He satisfies your desire with good things.renovabitur ut aquilæ juventus tua:Your youth will be renewed like that of the eagle.

6faciens misericordias Dominus,The Lord accomplishes mercies,et judicium omnibus injuriam patientibus.and his judgment is for all who patiently endure injuries.

7Notas fecit vias suas Moysi;He has made his ways known to Moses,filiis Israël voluntates suas.his will to the sons of Israel.

8Miserator et misericors Dominus: longanimis,The Lord is compassionate and merciful,et multum misericors.patient and full of mercy.

9Non in perpetuum irascetur,He will not be angry forever,neque in æternum comminabitur.and he will not threaten for eternity.

10Non secundum peccata nostra fecit nobis,He has not dealt with us according to our sins,neque secundum iniquitates nostras retribuit nobis.and he has not repaid us according to our iniquities.

11Quoniam secundum altitudinem cæli a terra,For according to the height of the heavens above the earth,corroboravit misericordiam suam super timentes se;so has he reinforced his mercy toward those who fear him.

12quantum distat ortus ab occidente,As far as the east is from the west,longe fecit a nobis iniquitates nostras.so far has he removed our iniquities from us.

13Quomodo miseretur pater filiorum,As a father is compassionate to his sons,misertus est Dominus timentibus se.so has the Lord been compassionate to those who fear him.

14Quoniam ipse cognovit figmentum nostrum;For he knows our form.recordatus est quoniam pulvis sumus.He has called to mind that we are dust.

15Homo,Man:sicut fœnum dies ejus;his days are like hay.tamquam flos agri,Like the flower of the field,sic efflorebit:so will he flourish.

16quoniam spiritus pertransibit in illo,For the spirit in him will pass away,et non subsistet,and it will not remain,et non cognoscet amplius locum suum.and he will know his place no longer.

17Misericordia autem Domini ab æterno,But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity,et usque in æternum super timentes eum.and even unto eternity, upon those who fear him.Et justitia illius in filios filiorum,And his justice is with the sons of the sons,

18his qui servant testamentum ejus,with those who serve his covenantet memores sunt mandatorum ipsius ad faciendum ea.and have been mindful of his commandments by doing them.

19Dominus in cælo paravit sedem suam,The Lord has prepared his throne in heaven,et regnum ipsius omnibus dominabitur.and his kingdom will rule over all.

20Benedicite Domino,Bless the Lord,omnes angeli ejus:all you his Angels:potentes virtute,powerful in virtue,facientes verbum illius,doing his word,ad audiendam vocem sermonum ejus.in order to heed the voice of his discourse.

21Benedicite Domino,Bless the Lord,omnes virtutes ejus;all his hosts:ministri ejus, qui facitis voluntatem ejus.his ministers who do his will.

22Benedicite Domino,Bless the Lord,omnia opera ejus:all his works:in omni loco dominationis ejus,in every place of his dominion.benedic, anima mea,Bless the Lord,Domino.O my soul.