1In finem,Unto the end.ne disperdas.May you not destroy.David in tituli inscriptionem,Of David, with the inscription of a title,cum fugeret a facie Saul in speluncam.when he fled from Saul into a cave.
2Miserere mei,Be merciful to me,Deus,O God,miserere mei,be merciful to me.quoniam in te confidit anima mea.For my soul trusts in you.Et in umbra alarum tuarum sperabo,And I will hope in the shadow of your wings,donec transeat iniquitas.until iniquity passes away.
3Clamabo ad Deum altissimum,I will cry out to God Most High,Deum qui benefecit mihi.to God who has been kind to me.
4Misit de cælo, et liberavit me;He sent from heaven and freed me.dedit in opprobrium conculcantes me. Misit Deus misericordiam suam et veritatem suam,He has surrendered into disgrace those who trampled me. God has sent his mercy and his truth.
5et eripuit animam meam de medio catulorum leonum.And he has rescued my soul from the midst of the young lions.Dormivi conturbatus.I slept troubled.Filii hominum dentes eorum armaThe sons of men:et sagittæ,their teeth are weapons and arrows,et lingua eorum gladius acutus.and their tongue is a sharp sword.
6Exaltare super cælos,Be exalted above the heavens,Deus,O God,et in omnem terram gloria tua.and your glory above all the earth.
7Laqueum paraverunt pedibus meis,They prepared a snare for my feet,et incurvaverunt animam meam.and they bowed down my soul.Foderunt ante faciem meam foveam,They dug a pit before my face,et inciderunt in eam.yet they have fallen into it.
8Paratum cor meum,My heart is prepared,Deus,O God,paratum cor meum;my heart is prepared.cantabo,I will sing,et psalmum dicam.and I will compose a psalm.
9Exsurge,Rise up,gloria mea;my glory.exsurge,Rise up,psalterium et cithara:psaltery and harp.exsurgam diluculo.I will arise in early morning.
10Confitebor tibi in populis,I will confess to you, O Lord,Domine, et psalmum dicam tibi in gentibus:among the peoples. I will compose a psalm to you among the nations.
11quoniam magnificata est usque ad cælos misericordia tua,For your mercy has been magnified, even to the heavens,et usque ad nubes veritas tua.and your truth, even to the clouds.
12Exaltare super cælos,Be exalted above the heavens,Deus,O God,et super omnem terram gloria tua.and your glory above all the earth.