¹In finem.Unto the end.Psalmus David.A Psalm of David.

¹In finem.Unto the end.Psalmus David.A Psalm of David.

²Deus,O God,laudem meam ne tacueris,do not be silent toward my praise,quia os peccatoris et os dolosi super me apertum est.for the mouth of the sinner and the mouth of the deceitful one have been opened against me.

²Deus,O God,laudem meam ne tacueris,do not be silent toward my praise,quia os peccatoris et os dolosi super me apertum est.for the mouth of the sinner and the mouth of the deceitful one have been opened against me.

³Locuti sunt adversum me lingua dolosa,They have spoken against me with deceitful tongues,et sermonibus odii circumdederunt me:and they have surrounded me with hateful words,et expugnaverunt me gratis.and they fought against me over nothing.

³Locuti sunt adversum me lingua dolosa,They have spoken against me with deceitful tongues,et sermonibus odii circumdederunt me:and they have surrounded me with hateful words,et expugnaverunt me gratis.and they fought against me over nothing.

⁴Pro eo ut me diligerent,Instead of choosing to act on my behalf,detrahebant mihi;they detracted me.ego autem orabam.But I gave myself to prayer.

⁴Pro eo ut me diligerent,Instead of choosing to act on my behalf,detrahebant mihi;they detracted me.ego autem orabam.But I gave myself to prayer.

⁵Et posuerunt adversum me mala pro bonis,And they set evil against me, instead of good,et odium pro dilectione mea.and hatred, in return for my love.

⁵Et posuerunt adversum me mala pro bonis,And they set evil against me, instead of good,et odium pro dilectione mea.and hatred, in return for my love.

⁶Constitue super eum peccatorem,Establish the sinner over him,et diabolus stet a dextris ejus.and let the devil stand at his right hand.

⁶Constitue super eum peccatorem,Establish the sinner over him,et diabolus stet a dextris ejus.and let the devil stand at his right hand.

⁷Cum judicatur,When he is judged,exeat condemnatus;may he go forth in condemnation,et oratio ejus fiat in peccatum.and may his prayer be counted as sin.

⁷Cum judicatur,When he is judged,exeat condemnatus;may he go forth in condemnation,et oratio ejus fiat in peccatum.and may his prayer be counted as sin.

⁸Fiant dies ejus pauci,May his days be few,et episcopatum ejus accipiat alter.and let another take his episcopate.

⁸Fiant dies ejus pauci,May his days be few,et episcopatum ejus accipiat alter.and let another take his episcopate.

⁹Fiant filii ejus orphani,May his sons be orphans,et uxor ejus vidua.and his wife a widow.

⁹Fiant filii ejus orphani,May his sons be orphans,et uxor ejus vidua.and his wife a widow.

¹⁰Nutantes transferantur filii ejusMay his sons be carried by those who walk unsteadily,et mendicent,and may they go begging.et ejiciantur de habitationibus suis.And may they be cast out of their dwelling places.

¹⁰Nutantes transferantur filii ejusMay his sons be carried by those who walk unsteadily,et mendicent,and may they go begging.et ejiciantur de habitationibus suis.And may they be cast out of their dwelling places.

¹¹Scrutetur fœnerator omnem substantiam ejus,May the money lenders scrutinize all his belongings,et diripiant alieni labores ejus.and let foreigners plunder his labors.

¹¹Scrutetur fœnerator omnem substantiam ejus,May the money lenders scrutinize all his belongings,et diripiant alieni labores ejus.and let foreigners plunder his labors.

¹²Non sit illi adjutor,May there be no one to assist him,nec sit qui misereatur pupillis ejus.nor anyone to be compassionate to his orphaned children.

¹²Non sit illi adjutor,May there be no one to assist him,nec sit qui misereatur pupillis ejus.nor anyone to be compassionate to his orphaned children.

¹³Fiant nati ejus in interitum;May his posterity be in utter ruin.in generatione una deleatur nomen ejus.In one generation, may his name be wiped away.

¹³Fiant nati ejus in interitum;May his posterity be in utter ruin.in generatione una deleatur nomen ejus.In one generation, may his name be wiped away.

¹⁴In memoriam redeat iniquitas patrum ejus in conspectu Domini,May the iniquity of his fathers return in memory before the sight of the Lord,et peccatum matris ejus non deleatur.and do not let the sin of his mother be wiped away.

¹⁴In memoriam redeat iniquitas patrum ejus in conspectu Domini,May the iniquity of his fathers return in memory before the sight of the Lord,et peccatum matris ejus non deleatur.and do not let the sin of his mother be wiped away.

¹⁵Fiant contra Dominum semper,May these be opposite the Lord always,et dispereat de terra memoria eorum:but let their memory perish from the earth.

¹⁵Fiant contra Dominum semper,May these be opposite the Lord always,et dispereat de terra memoria eorum:but let their memory perish from the earth.

¹⁶pro eo quod non est recordatus facere misericordiam,For certain things are not remembered about them, in order to be merciful.

¹⁶pro eo quod non est recordatus facere misericordiam,For certain things are not remembered about them, in order to be merciful.

¹⁷et persecutus est hominem inopem et mendicum,And so the destitute man was pursued,et compunctum corde,with the beggar and the remorseful in heart,mortificare.so as to be put to death.

¹⁷et persecutus est hominem inopem et mendicum,And so the destitute man was pursued,et compunctum corde,with the beggar and the remorseful in heart,mortificare.so as to be put to death.

¹⁸Et dilexit maledictionem,And he loved a curse,et veniet ei;and it came to him.et noluit benedictionem,And he was unwilling to have a blessing,et elongabitur ab eo.and it went far from him.Et induit maledictionem sicut vestimentum;And he clothed himself with curses like a garment,et intravit sicut aqua in interiora ejus,and it entered his inner self like water,et sicut oleum in ossibus ejus.and it entered his bones like oil.

¹⁸Et dilexit maledictionem,And he loved a curse,et veniet ei;and it came to him.et noluit benedictionem,And he was unwilling to have a blessing,et elongabitur ab eo.and it went far from him.Et induit maledictionem sicut vestimentum;And he clothed himself with curses like a garment,et intravit sicut aqua in interiora ejus,and it entered his inner self like water,et sicut oleum in ossibus ejus.and it entered his bones like oil.

¹⁹Fiat ei sicut vestimentum quo operitur,May it be to him like a garment that covers him,et sicut zona qua semper præcingitur.and like a belt that always cinches him.

¹⁹Fiat ei sicut vestimentum quo operitur,May it be to him like a garment that covers him,et sicut zona qua semper præcingitur.and like a belt that always cinches him.

²⁰Hoc opus eorum qui detrahunt mihi apud Dominum,This is the work of those who detract me with the Lordet qui loquuntur mala adversus animam meam.and who speak evils against my soul.

²⁰Hoc opus eorum qui detrahunt mihi apud Dominum,This is the work of those who detract me with the Lordet qui loquuntur mala adversus animam meam.and who speak evils against my soul.

²¹Et tu,But as for you,Domine,Lord,Domine,O Lord:fac mecum propter nomen tuum,act on my behalf for your name’s sake.quia suavis est misericordia tua.For your mercy is sweet.

²¹Et tu,But as for you,Domine,Lord,Domine,O Lord:fac mecum propter nomen tuum,act on my behalf for your name’s sake.quia suavis est misericordia tua.For your mercy is sweet.

²²Libera me,Free me,quia egenus et pauper ego sum,for I am destitute and poor,et cor meum conturbatum est intra me.and my heart has been disquieted within me.

²²Libera me,Free me,quia egenus et pauper ego sum,for I am destitute and poor,et cor meum conturbatum est intra me.and my heart has been disquieted within me.

²³Sicut umbra cum declinat ablatus sum,I have been taken away like a shadow when it declines,et excussus sum sicut locustæ.and I have been shaken off like locusts.

²³Sicut umbra cum declinat ablatus sum,I have been taken away like a shadow when it declines,et excussus sum sicut locustæ.and I have been shaken off like locusts.

²⁴Genua mea infirmata sunt a jejunio,My knees have been weakened by fasting,et caro mea immutata est propter oleum.and my flesh has been replaced by oil.

²⁴Genua mea infirmata sunt a jejunio,My knees have been weakened by fasting,et caro mea immutata est propter oleum.and my flesh has been replaced by oil.

²⁵Et ego factus sum opprobrium illis;And I have become a disgrace to them.viderunt me,They saw me,et moverunt capita sua.and they shook their heads.

²⁵Et ego factus sum opprobrium illis;And I have become a disgrace to them.viderunt me,They saw me,et moverunt capita sua.and they shook their heads.

²⁶Adjuva me,Help me,Domine Deus meus;O Lord, my God.salvum me fac secundum misericordiam tuam.Save me according to your mercy.

²⁶Adjuva me,Help me,Domine Deus meus;O Lord, my God.salvum me fac secundum misericordiam tuam.Save me according to your mercy.

²⁷Et sciant quia manus tua hæc,And let them know that this is your hand,et tu,and that you,Domine,O Lord,fecisti eam.have done this.

²⁷Et sciant quia manus tua hæc,And let them know that this is your hand,et tu,and that you,Domine,O Lord,fecisti eam.have done this.

²⁸Maledicent illi,They will curse,et tu benedices:and you will bless.qui insurgunt in me confundantur;May those who rise up against me be confounded.servus autem tuus lætabitur.But your servant will rejoice.

²⁸Maledicent illi,They will curse,et tu benedices:and you will bless.qui insurgunt in me confundantur;May those who rise up against me be confounded.servus autem tuus lætabitur.But your servant will rejoice.

²⁹Induantur qui detrahunt mihi pudore,May those who detract me be clothed with shame,et operiantur sicut diploide confusione sua.and may they be covered with their confusion, as if with a double cloak.

²⁹Induantur qui detrahunt mihi pudore,May those who detract me be clothed with shame,et operiantur sicut diploide confusione sua.and may they be covered with their confusion, as if with a double cloak.

³⁰Confitebor Domino nimis in ore meo,I will confess exceedingly to the Lord with my mouth.et in medio multorum laudabo eum:And I will praise him in the midst of the multitude.

³⁰Confitebor Domino nimis in ore meo,I will confess exceedingly to the Lord with my mouth.et in medio multorum laudabo eum:And I will praise him in the midst of the multitude.

³¹quia astitit a dextris pauperis,For he stands at the right hand of the poor,ut salvam faceret a persequentibus animam meam.in order to save my soul from persecutors.

³¹quia astitit a dextris pauperis,For he stands at the right hand of the poor,ut salvam faceret a persequentibus animam meam.in order to save my soul from persecutors.