¹In finem,Unto the end.in carminibus.In verses,Intellectus David.the understanding of David.

¹In finem,Unto the end.in carminibus.In verses,Intellectus David.the understanding of David.

²Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam,Listen to my prayer,et ne despexeris deprecationem meam:O God, and despise not my supplication.

²Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam,Listen to my prayer,et ne despexeris deprecationem meam:O God, and despise not my supplication.

³intende mihi,Be attentive to me,et exaudi me.and heed me.Contristatus sum in exercitatione mea,I have been grieved in my training,et conturbatus sumand I have been disturbed

³intende mihi,Be attentive to me,et exaudi me.and heed me.Contristatus sum in exercitatione mea,I have been grieved in my training,et conturbatus sumand I have been disturbed

⁴a voce inimici,at the voice of the adversaryet a tribulatione peccatoris.and at the tribulation of the sinner.Quoniam declinaverunt in me iniquitates,For they have diverted iniquities toward me,et in ira molesti erant mihi.and they have been harassing me with rage.

⁴a voce inimici,at the voice of the adversaryet a tribulatione peccatoris.and at the tribulation of the sinner.Quoniam declinaverunt in me iniquitates,For they have diverted iniquities toward me,et in ira molesti erant mihi.and they have been harassing me with rage.

⁵Cor meum conturbatum est in me,My heart has become disturbed within me,et formido mortis cecidit super me.and the dread of death has fallen over me.

⁵Cor meum conturbatum est in me,My heart has become disturbed within me,et formido mortis cecidit super me.and the dread of death has fallen over me.

⁶Timor et tremor venerunt super me,Fear and trembling have overwhelmed me,et contexerunt me tenebræ.and darkness has buried me.

⁶Timor et tremor venerunt super me,Fear and trembling have overwhelmed me,et contexerunt me tenebræ.and darkness has buried me.

⁷Et dixi:And I said,Quis dabit mihi pennas sicut columbæ,“Who will give me wings like the dove,et volabo,so that I may fly awayet requiescam?and take rest?”

⁷Et dixi:And I said,Quis dabit mihi pennas sicut columbæ,“Who will give me wings like the dove,et volabo,so that I may fly awayet requiescam?and take rest?”

⁸Ecce elongavi fugiens,Behold, I have fled far away,et mansi in solitudine.and I linger in solitude.

⁸Ecce elongavi fugiens,Behold, I have fled far away,et mansi in solitudine.and I linger in solitude.

⁹Exspectabam eum qui salvum me fecit a pusillanimitate spiritus,I waited for him who saved me from a weak-minded spiritet tempestate.and from a tempest.

⁹Exspectabam eum qui salvum me fecit a pusillanimitate spiritus,I waited for him who saved me from a weak-minded spiritet tempestate.and from a tempest.

¹⁰Præcipita,Cast them down,Domine;O Lord,divide linguas eorum:and divide their tongues.quoniam vidi iniquitatem et contradictionem in civitate.For I have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city.

¹⁰Præcipita,Cast them down,Domine;O Lord,divide linguas eorum:and divide their tongues.quoniam vidi iniquitatem et contradictionem in civitate.For I have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city.

¹¹DieDay and night,ac nocte circumdabit eam super muros ejus iniquitas;iniquity will surround it upon its walls,et labor in medio ejus,and hardship is in its midst,

¹¹DieDay and night,ac nocte circumdabit eam super muros ejus iniquitas;iniquity will surround it upon its walls,et labor in medio ejus,and hardship is in its midst,

¹²et injustitia:with injustice.et non defecit de plateis ejus usura et dolus.And usury and deceit have not fallen away from its streets.

¹²et injustitia:with injustice.et non defecit de plateis ejus usura et dolus.And usury and deceit have not fallen away from its streets.

¹³Quoniam si inimicus meus maledixisset mihi,For if my enemy had spoken evil about me, certainly,sustinuissem utique.I would have sustained it.Et si is qui oderat me super me magna locutus fuisset,And if he who hated me had been speaking great things against me,abscondissem me forsitan ab eo.I would perhaps have hidden myself from him.

¹³Quoniam si inimicus meus maledixisset mihi,For if my enemy had spoken evil about me, certainly,sustinuissem utique.I would have sustained it.Et si is qui oderat me super me magna locutus fuisset,And if he who hated me had been speaking great things against me,abscondissem me forsitan ab eo.I would perhaps have hidden myself from him.

¹⁴Tu vero homo unanimis,Truly,dux meus,you are a man of one mind:et notus meus:my leader and my acquaintance,

¹⁴Tu vero homo unanimis,Truly,dux meus,you are a man of one mind:et notus meus:my leader and my acquaintance,

¹⁵qui simul mecum dulces capiebas cibos;who took sweet food together with me.in domo Dei ambulavimus cum consensu.In the house of God, we walked side-by-side.

¹⁵qui simul mecum dulces capiebas cibos;who took sweet food together with me.in domo Dei ambulavimus cum consensu.In the house of God, we walked side-by-side.

¹⁶Veniat mors super illos,Let death come upon them,et descendant in infernum viventes:and let them descend alive into Hellfire.quoniam nequitiæ in habitaculis eorum,For there is wickedness in their dwellings,in medio eorum.in their midst.

¹⁶Veniat mors super illos,Let death come upon them,et descendant in infernum viventes:and let them descend alive into Hellfire.quoniam nequitiæ in habitaculis eorum,For there is wickedness in their dwellings,in medio eorum.in their midst.

¹⁷Ego autem ad Deum clamavi,But I have cried out to God,et Dominus salvabit me.and the Lord will save me.

¹⁷Ego autem ad Deum clamavi,But I have cried out to God,et Dominus salvabit me.and the Lord will save me.

¹⁸Vespere,Eveninget mane,and morninget meridie,and midday,narrabo,I will discourseet annuntiabo;and announce,et exaudiet vocem meam.and he will heed my voice.

¹⁸Vespere,Eveninget mane,and morninget meridie,and midday,narrabo,I will discourseet annuntiabo;and announce,et exaudiet vocem meam.and he will heed my voice.

¹⁹Redimet in pace animam meam ab his qui appropinquant mihi:He will redeem my soul in peace from those who draw near to me.quoniam inter multos erant mecum.For, among the many, they were with me.

¹⁹Redimet in pace animam meam ab his qui appropinquant mihi:He will redeem my soul in peace from those who draw near to me.quoniam inter multos erant mecum.For, among the many, they were with me.

²⁰Exaudiet Deus,God will hear,et humiliabit illos, qui est ante sæcula.and He who is before time will humble them.Non enim est illis commutatio,For there is no change with them,et non timuerunt Deum.and they have not feared God.

²⁰Exaudiet Deus,God will hear,et humiliabit illos, qui est ante sæcula.and He who is before time will humble them.Non enim est illis commutatio,For there is no change with them,et non timuerunt Deum.and they have not feared God.

²¹Extendit manum suam in retribuendo;He has stretched forth his hand in retribution.contaminaverunt testamentum ejus:They have contaminated his covenant.

²¹Extendit manum suam in retribuendo;He has stretched forth his hand in retribution.contaminaverunt testamentum ejus:They have contaminated his covenant.

²²divisi sunt ab ira vultus ejus,They were divided by the wrath of his countenance,et appropinquavit cor illius.and his heart has drawn near.Molliti sunt sermones ejus super oleum;His words are smoother than oil,et ipsi sunt jacula.and they are arrows.

²²divisi sunt ab ira vultus ejus,They were divided by the wrath of his countenance,et appropinquavit cor illius.and his heart has drawn near.Molliti sunt sermones ejus super oleum;His words are smoother than oil,et ipsi sunt jacula.and they are arrows.

²³Jacta super Dominum curam tuam,Cast your cares upon the Lord,et ipse te enutriet;and he will nurture you.non dabit in æternum fluctuationem justo.He will not allow the just to be tossed about forever.

²³Jacta super Dominum curam tuam,Cast your cares upon the Lord,et ipse te enutriet;and he will nurture you.non dabit in æternum fluctuationem justo.He will not allow the just to be tossed about forever.

²⁴Tu vero,Truly,Deus,O God,deduces eos in puteum interitus.you will lead them away into the well of death.Viri sanguinum et dolosi non dimidiabunt dies suos;Bloody and deceitful men will not divide their days in half.ego autem sperabo in te,But I will hope in you,Domine.O Lord.

²⁴Tu vero,Truly,Deus,O God,deduces eos in puteum interitus.you will lead them away into the well of death.Viri sanguinum et dolosi non dimidiabunt dies suos;Bloody and deceitful men will not divide their days in half.ego autem sperabo in te,But I will hope in you,Domine.O Lord.