¹Alleluja. Dilexi,Alleluia. I have loved:quoniam exaudiet Dominus vocem orationis meæ.therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer.

¹Alleluja. Dilexi,Alleluia. I have loved:quoniam exaudiet Dominus vocem orationis meæ.therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer.

²Quia inclinavit aurem suam mihi,For he has inclined his ear to me.et in diebus meis invocabo.And in my days, I will call upon him.

²Quia inclinavit aurem suam mihi,For he has inclined his ear to me.et in diebus meis invocabo.And in my days, I will call upon him.

³Circumdederunt me dolores mortis;The sorrows of death have surrounded me,et pericula inferni invenerunt me.and the perils of Hell have found me.Tribulationem et dolorem inveni,I have found tribulation and sorrow.

³Circumdederunt me dolores mortis;The sorrows of death have surrounded me,et pericula inferni invenerunt me.and the perils of Hell have found me.Tribulationem et dolorem inveni,I have found tribulation and sorrow.

⁴et nomen Domini invocavi: o Domine,And so, I called upon the name of the Lord.libera animam meam.O Lord, free my soul.

⁴et nomen Domini invocavi: o Domine,And so, I called upon the name of the Lord.libera animam meam.O Lord, free my soul.

⁵Misericors DominusMerciful is the Lord,et justus,and just.et Deus noster miseretur.And our God is compassionate.

⁵Misericors DominusMerciful is the Lord,et justus,and just.et Deus noster miseretur.And our God is compassionate.

⁶Custodiens parvulos Dominus;The Lord is the keeper of little ones.humiliatus sum,I was humbled,et liberavit me.and he freed me.

⁶Custodiens parvulos Dominus;The Lord is the keeper of little ones.humiliatus sum,I was humbled,et liberavit me.and he freed me.

⁷Convertere,Turn again,anima mea,my soul,in requiem tuam,to your rest.quia Dominus benefecit tibi:For the Lord has done good to you.

⁷Convertere,Turn again,anima mea,my soul,in requiem tuam,to your rest.quia Dominus benefecit tibi:For the Lord has done good to you.

⁸quia eripuit animam meam de morte,For he has rescued my soul from death,oculos meos a lacrimis,my eyes from tears,pedes meos a lapsu.my feet from slipping.

⁸quia eripuit animam meam de morte,For he has rescued my soul from death,oculos meos a lacrimis,my eyes from tears,pedes meos a lapsu.my feet from slipping.

⁹Placebo Domino in regione vivorum.I will please the Lord in the land of the living.

⁹Placebo Domino in regione vivorum.I will please the Lord in the land of the living.