¹Psalmus David,A Psalm of David,cum esset in deserto Idumææ.when he was in the desert of Idumea.

¹Psalmus David,A Psalm of David,cum esset in deserto Idumææ.when he was in the desert of Idumea.

²Deus,O God,Deus meus,my God: to you,ad te de luce vigilo.I keep vigil until first light.Sitivit in te anima mea;For you, my soul has thirsted,quam multipliciter tibi caro mea!to you my body, in so many ways.

²Deus,O God,Deus meus,my God: to you,ad te de luce vigilo.I keep vigil until first light.Sitivit in te anima mea;For you, my soul has thirsted,quam multipliciter tibi caro mea!to you my body, in so many ways.

³In terra deserta,By a deserted land,et invia, et inaquosa,both inaccessible and waterless,sic in sancto apparui tibi, ut viderem virtutem tuam et gloriam tuam.so I have appeared in the sanctuary before you, in order to behold your virtue and your glory.

³In terra deserta,By a deserted land,et invia, et inaquosa,both inaccessible and waterless,sic in sancto apparui tibi, ut viderem virtutem tuam et gloriam tuam.so I have appeared in the sanctuary before you, in order to behold your virtue and your glory.

⁴Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas,For your mercy is better than life itself.labia mea laudabunt te.It is you my lips will praise.

⁴Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas,For your mercy is better than life itself.labia mea laudabunt te.It is you my lips will praise.

⁵Sic benedicam te in vita mea,So will I bless you in my life,et in nomine tuo levabo manus meas.and I will lift up my hands in your name.

⁵Sic benedicam te in vita mea,So will I bless you in my life,et in nomine tuo levabo manus meas.and I will lift up my hands in your name.

⁶Sicut adipeLet my soul be filled,et pinguedine repleatur anima mea,as if with marrow and fatness;et labiis exsultationis laudabit os meum.and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips.

⁶Sicut adipeLet my soul be filled,et pinguedine repleatur anima mea,as if with marrow and fatness;et labiis exsultationis laudabit os meum.and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips.

⁷Si memor fui tui super stratum meum,When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning,in matutinis meditabor in te.I will meditate on you.

⁷Si memor fui tui super stratum meum,When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning,in matutinis meditabor in te.I will meditate on you.

⁸Quia fuisti adjutor meus,For you have been my helper.et in velamento alarum tuarum exsultabo.And I will exult under the cover of your wings.

⁸Quia fuisti adjutor meus,For you have been my helper.et in velamento alarum tuarum exsultabo.And I will exult under the cover of your wings.

⁹Adhæsit anima mea post te;My soul has clung close to you.me suscepit dextera tua.Your right hand has supported me.

⁹Adhæsit anima mea post te;My soul has clung close to you.me suscepit dextera tua.Your right hand has supported me.

¹⁰Ipsi vero in vanum quæsierunt animam meam:Truly, these ones have sought my soul in vain.introibunt in inferiora terræ;They will enter into the lower parts of the earth.

¹⁰Ipsi vero in vanum quæsierunt animam meam:Truly, these ones have sought my soul in vain.introibunt in inferiora terræ;They will enter into the lower parts of the earth.

¹¹tradentur in manus gladii:They will be delivered into the hand of the sword.partes vulpium erunt.They will be the portions of foxes.

¹¹tradentur in manus gladii:They will be delivered into the hand of the sword.partes vulpium erunt.They will be the portions of foxes.

¹²Rex vero lætabitur in Deo;Truly, the king will rejoice in God:laudabuntur omnes qui jurant in eo:all those who swear by him will be praised,quia obstructum est os loquentium iniqua.because the mouth of those who speak iniquity has been blocked.

¹²Rex vero lætabitur in Deo;Truly, the king will rejoice in God:laudabuntur omnes qui jurant in eo:all those who swear by him will be praised,quia obstructum est os loquentium iniqua.because the mouth of those who speak iniquity has been blocked.