1Canticum graduum.A Canticle in steps.Levavi oculos meos in montes,I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains;unde veniet auxilium mihi.from thence help will come to me.
2Auxilium meum a Domino,My help is from the Lord,qui fecit cælum et terram.who made heaven and earth.
3Non det in commotionem pedem tuum,May he not allow your foot to be moved,neque dormitet qui custodit te.and may he not slumber, who guards you.
4Ecce non dormitabit neque dormiet qui custodit Israël.Behold, he who guards Israel will neither sleep, nor slumber.
5Dominus custodit te;The Lord is your keeper,Dominus protectio tua super manum dexteram tuam.the Lord is your protection, above your right hand.
6Per diem sol non uret te,The sun will not burn you by day,neque luna per noctem.nor the moon by night.
7Dominus custodit te ab omni malo;The Lord guards you from all evil.custodiat animam tuam Dominus.May the Lord guard your soul.
8Dominus custodiat introitum tuum et exitum tuum,May the Lord guard your entrance and your exit,ex hoc nunc et usque in sæculum.from this time forward and even forever.