¹Alleluja.Alleluia.Laudate, pueri,Praise the Lord,Dominum;children.laudate nomen Domini.Praise the name of the Lord.

¹Alleluja.Alleluia.Laudate, pueri,Praise the Lord,Dominum;children.laudate nomen Domini.Praise the name of the Lord.

²Sit nomen Domini benedictum ex hoc nuncBlessed is the name of the Lord,et usque in sæculum.from this time forward and even forever.

²Sit nomen Domini benedictum ex hoc nuncBlessed is the name of the Lord,et usque in sæculum.from this time forward and even forever.

³A solis ortu usque ad occasum laudabile nomen Domini.From the rising of the sun, even to its setting, praiseworthy is the name of the Lord.

³A solis ortu usque ad occasum laudabile nomen Domini.From the rising of the sun, even to its setting, praiseworthy is the name of the Lord.

⁴Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus,The Lord is high above all nations,et super cælos gloria ejus.and his glory is high above the heavens.

⁴Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus,The Lord is high above all nations,et super cælos gloria ejus.and his glory is high above the heavens.

⁵Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster,Who is like the Lord, our God,qui in altis habitat,who dwells on high,

⁵Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster,Who is like the Lord, our God,qui in altis habitat,who dwells on high,

⁶et humilia respicit in cælo et in terra?and who gazes upon the humble things in heaven and on earth?

⁶et humilia respicit in cælo et in terra?and who gazes upon the humble things in heaven and on earth?

⁷Suscitans a terra inopem,He lifts up the needy from the ground,et de stercore erigens pauperem:and he urges the poor away from filth,

⁷Suscitans a terra inopem,He lifts up the needy from the ground,et de stercore erigens pauperem:and he urges the poor away from filth,

⁸ut collocet eum cum principibus,so that he may place him with the leaders,cum principibus populi sui.with the leaders of his people.

⁸ut collocet eum cum principibus,so that he may place him with the leaders,cum principibus populi sui.with the leaders of his people.

⁹Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo,He causes a barren woman to live in a house,matrem filiorum lætantem.as the joyful mother of sons.

⁹Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo,He causes a barren woman to live in a house,matrem filiorum lætantem.as the joyful mother of sons.