1In finem,Unto the end.pro iis qui commutabuntur.For those who will be changed:David.of David.
2Salvum me fac,Save me, O God,Deus, quoniam intraverunt aquæ usque ad animam meam.for the waters have entered, even to my soul.
3Infixus sum in limo profundiI have become stuck in a deep quagmire,et non est substantia.and there is no firm footing.Veni in altitudinem maris,I have arrived at the height of the sea,et tempestas demersit me.and a tempest has overwhelmed me.
4Laboravi clamans,I have endured hardships,raucæ factæ sunt fauces meæ;while crying out. My jaws have become hoarse;defecerunt oculi mei,my eyes have failed.dum spero in Deum meum.Meanwhile, I hope in my God.
5Multiplicati sunt super capillos capitis mei qui oderunt me gratis.Those who hate me without cause have been multiplied beyond the hairs of my head.Confortati sunt qui persecuti sunt me inimici mei injuste;My enemies, who persecuted me unjustly, have been strengthened.quæ non rapui, tunc exsolvebam.Then I was required to pay for what I did not take.
6Deus,O God,tu scis insipientiam meam;you know my foolishness,et delicta mea a te non sunt abscondita.and my offenses have not been hidden from you.
7Non erubescant in me qui exspectant te,Let those who wait for you,Domine,O Lord,Domine virtutum;the Lord of hosts,non confundantur super me qui quærunt te,not be shamed in me. Let those who seek you, O God of Israel,Deus Israël.not be confounded over me.
8Quoniam propter te sustinui opprobrium;For because of you, I have endured reproach;operuit confusio faciem meam.confusion has covered my face.
9Extraneus factus sum fratribus meis,I have become a stranger to my brotherset peregrinus filiis matris meæ.and a sojourner to the sons of my mother.
10Quoniam zelus domus tuæ comedit me,For zeal for your house has consumed me,et opprobria exprobrantium tibi ceciderunt super me.and the reproaches of those who reproached you have fallen upon me.
11Et operui in jejunio animam meam,And I covered my soul with fasting,et factum est in opprobrium mihi.and it has become a reproach to me.
12Et posui vestimentum meum cilicium;And I put on a haircloth as my garment,et factus sum illis in parabolam.and I became a parable to them.
13Adversum me loquebantur qui sedebant in porta,Those who sat at the gate spoke against me,et in me psallebant qui bibebant vinum.and those who drank wine made me their song.
14Ego vero orationem meam ad te,But as for me, truly, my prayer is to you,Domine;O Lord.tempus beneplaciti, Deus.This time has pleased you well,In multitudine misericordiæ tuæ,O God. In the multitude of your mercy,exaudi me in veritate salutis tuæ.in the truth of your salvation, hear me.
15Eripe me de luto,Rescue me from the quagmire,ut non infigar;so that I may not become trapped.libera me ab iis qui oderunt me,Free me from those who hate meet de profundis aquarum.and from deep waters.
16Non me demergat tempestas aquæ,Do not allow the tempest of water to submerge me,neque absorbeat me profundum,nor the deep to absorb me.neque urgeat super me puteus os suum.And do not allow the well to close in on me.
17Exaudi me,Hear me,Domine,O Lord,quoniam benigna est misericordia tua;for your mercy is kind. Look upon me,secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum respice in me.according to the fullness of your compassion.
18Et ne avertas faciem tuam a puero tuo;And do not turn your face away from your servant,quoniam tribulor,for I am in trouble:velociter exaudi me.heed me quickly.
19Intende animæ meæ,Attend to my soul,et libera eam;and free it.propter inimicos meos,Rescue me,eripe me.because of my enemies.
20Tu scis improperium meum,You know my reproach,et confusionem meam,and my confusion,et reverentiam meam;and my reverence.
21in conspectu tuo sunt omnes qui tribulant me.All those who trouble me are in your sight;Improperium exspectavit cor meum et miseriam:my heart has anticipated reproach and misery.et sustinui qui simul contristaretur,And I sought for one who might grieve together with me,et non fuit;but there was no one,et qui consolaretur,and for one who might console me,et non inveni.and I found no one.
22Et dederunt in escam meam fel,And they gave me gall for my food.et in siti mea potaverunt me aceto.And in my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.
23Fiat mensa eorum coram ipsis in laqueum,Let their table be a snare before them,et in retributiones,and a retribution,et in scandalum.and a scandal.
24Obscurentur oculi eorum,Let their eyes be darkened,ne videant,so that they may not see,et dorsum eorum semper incurva.and may their back always be crooked.
25Effunde super eos iram tuam,Pour out your indignation upon them,et furor iræ tuæ comprehendat eos.and may the fury of your anger take hold of them.
26Fiat habitatio eorum deserta,May their dwelling place be deserted,et in tabernaculis eorum non sit qui inhabitet.and may there be no one who dwells in their tabernacles.
27Quoniam quem tu percussisti persecuti sunt,For they persecuted whomever you struck.et super dolorem vulnerum meorum addiderunt.And they have added to the grief of my wounds.
28Appone iniquitatem super iniquitatem eorum,Assign an iniquity upon their iniquity,et non intrent in justitiam tuam.and may they not enter into your justice.
29Deleantur de libro viventium,Delete them from the Book of the Living,et cum justis non scribantur.and let them not be written down with the just.
30Ego sum pauper et dolens;I am poor and sorrowful,salus tua,but your salvation,Deus,O God,suscepit me.has taken me up.
31Laudabo nomen Dei cum cantico,I will praise the name of God with a canticle,et magnificabo eum in laude:and I will magnify him with praise.
32et placebit Deo super vitulum novellum,And it will please God more than a new calf producing hornscornua producentem et ungulas.and hoofs.
33Videant pauperes,Let the poor seeet lætentur;and rejoice.quærite Deum,Seek God,et vivet anima vestra:and your soul will live.
34quoniam exaudivit pauperes Dominus,For the Lord has heard the poor,et vinctos suos non despexit.and he has not despised his prisoners.
35Laudent illum cæli et terra;Let the heavens and the earth praise him:mare,the sea,et omnia reptilia in eis.and everything that crawls in it.
36Quoniam Deus salvam faciet Sion,For God will save Zion,et ædificabuntur civitates Juda,and the cities of Judah will be built up.et inhabitabunt ibi,And they will dwell there,et hæreditate acquirent eam.and they will acquire it by inheritance.
37Et semen servorum ejus possidebit eam;And the offspring of his servants will possess it;et qui diligunt nomen ejus habitabunt in ea.and those who love his name will dwell in it.