1Psalmus David.A Psalm of David.Exsultate, justi,Exult in the Lord,in Domino;you just ones;rectos decet collaudatio.together praise the upright.
2Confitemini Domino in cithara;Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments;in psalterio decem chordarum psallite illi.sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.
3Cantate ei canticum novum;Sing to him a new song.bene psallite ei in vociferatione.Sing psalms to him skillfully, with loud exclamation.
4Quia rectum est verbum Domini,For the word of the Lord is upright,et omnia opera ejus in fide.and all his works are in faith.
5Diligit misericordiam et judicium;He loves mercy and judgment.misericordia Domini plena est terra.The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
6Verbo Domini cæli firmati sunt,By the word of the Lord, the heavens were established,et spiritu oris ejus omnis virtus eorum.and all their power, by the Spirit of his mouth:
7Congregans sicut in utre aquas maris;gathering together the waters of the sea, as if in a container,ponens in thesauris abyssos.placing the depths in storage.
8Timeat Dominum omnis terra;Let all the earth fear the Lord,ab eo autem commoveantur omnes inhabitantes orbem.and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him.
9Quoniam ipse dixit,For he spoke,et facta sunt;and they became.ipse mandavitHe commanded,et creata sunt.and they were created.
10Dominus dissipat consilia gentium;The Lord scatters the counsels of the nations.reprobat autem cogitationes populorum,Moreover, he reproves the thoughts of the people,et reprobat consilia principum.and he rejects the counsels of the leaders.
11Consilium autem Domini in æternum manet;But the counsel of the Lord remains for eternity,cogitationes cordis ejus in generatione et generationem.the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
12Beata gens cujus est Dominus Deus ejus;Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,populus quem elegit in hæreditatem sibi.the people whom he has chosen as his inheritance.
13De cælo respexit Dominus;The Lord has looked down from heaven.vidit omnes filios hominum.He has seen all the sons of men.
14De præparato habitaculo suo respexit super omnes qui habitant terram:From his well-prepared dwelling place, he has gazed upon all who dwell on the earth.
15qui finxit sigillatim corda eorum;He has formed the hearts of each one of them;qui intelligit omnia opera eorum.he understands all their works.
16Non salvatur rex per multam virtutem,The king is not saved by great power,et gigas non salvabitur in multitudine virtutis suæ.nor will the giant be saved by his many powers.
17Fallax equus ad salutem;The horse is false safety;in abundantia autem virtutis suæ non salvabitur.for he will not be saved by the abundance of his powers.
18Ecce oculi Domini super metuentes eum,Behold,et in eis qui sperant super misericordia ejus:the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him and on those who hope in his mercy,
19ut eruat a morte animas eorum,so as to rescue their souls from deathet alat eos in fame.and to feed them during famine.
20Anima nostra sustinet Dominum,Our soul remains with the Lord.quoniam adjutor et protector noster est.For he is our helper and protector.
21Quia in eo lætabitur cor nostrum,For in him, our heart will rejoice,et in nomine sancto ejus speravimus.and in his holy name, we have hoped.
22Fiat misericordia tua, Domine,Let your mercy be upon us,super nos,O Lord,quemadmodum speravimus in te.just as we have hoped in you.