¹Laus cantici David.The Praise of a Canticle,Qui habitat in adjutorio Altissimi,of David.in protectione Dei cæli commorabitur.Whoever dwells with the assistance of the Most High will abide in the protection of the God of heaven.

¹Laus cantici David.The Praise of a Canticle,Qui habitat in adjutorio Altissimi,of David.in protectione Dei cæli commorabitur.Whoever dwells with the assistance of the Most High will abide in the protection of the God of heaven.

²Dicet Domino:He will say to the Lord,Susceptor meus es tu,“You are my supporteret refugium meum;and my refuge.”Deus meus,My God,sperabo in eum.I will hope in him.

²Dicet Domino:He will say to the Lord,Susceptor meus es tu,“You are my supporteret refugium meum;and my refuge.”Deus meus,My God,sperabo in eum.I will hope in him.

³Quoniam ipse liberavit me de laqueo venantium,For he has freed me from the snare of those who go hunting,et a verbo aspero.and from the harsh word.

³Quoniam ipse liberavit me de laqueo venantium,For he has freed me from the snare of those who go hunting,et a verbo aspero.and from the harsh word.

⁴Scapulis suis obumbrabit tibi,He will overshadow you with his shoulders,et sub pennis ejus sperabis.and you will hope under his wings.

⁴Scapulis suis obumbrabit tibi,He will overshadow you with his shoulders,et sub pennis ejus sperabis.and you will hope under his wings.

⁵Scuto circumdabit te veritas ejus:His truth will surround you with a shield.non timebis a timore nocturno;You will not be afraid: before the terror of the night,

⁵Scuto circumdabit te veritas ejus:His truth will surround you with a shield.non timebis a timore nocturno;You will not be afraid: before the terror of the night,

⁶a sagitta volante in die,before the arrow flying in the day,a negotio perambulante in tenebris,before the troubles that wander in the darkness,ab incursu,nor of invasionet dæmonio meridiano.and the midday demon.

⁶a sagitta volante in die,before the arrow flying in the day,a negotio perambulante in tenebris,before the troubles that wander in the darkness,ab incursu,nor of invasionet dæmonio meridiano.and the midday demon.

⁷Cadent a latere tuo mille,A thousand will fall before your sideet decem millia a dextris tuis;and ten thousand before your right hand.ad te autem non appropinquabit.Yet it will not draw near you.

⁷Cadent a latere tuo mille,A thousand will fall before your sideet decem millia a dextris tuis;and ten thousand before your right hand.ad te autem non appropinquabit.Yet it will not draw near you.

⁸Verumtamen oculis tuis considerabis,So then, truly, you will consider with your eyes,et retributionem peccatorum videbis.and you will see the retribution of sinners.

⁸Verumtamen oculis tuis considerabis,So then, truly, you will consider with your eyes,et retributionem peccatorum videbis.and you will see the retribution of sinners.

⁹Quoniam tu es,For you,Domine,O Lord,spes mea;are my hope.Altissimum posuisti refugium tuum.You have set the Most High as your refuge.

⁹Quoniam tu es,For you,Domine,O Lord,spes mea;are my hope.Altissimum posuisti refugium tuum.You have set the Most High as your refuge.

¹⁰Non accedet ad te malum,Disaster will not draw near to you,et flagellum non appropinquabit tabernaculo tuo.and the scourge will not approach your tabernacle.

¹⁰Non accedet ad te malum,Disaster will not draw near to you,et flagellum non appropinquabit tabernaculo tuo.and the scourge will not approach your tabernacle.

¹¹Quoniam angelis suis mandavit de te,For he has given his Angels charge over you,ut custodiant te in omnibus viis tuis.so as to preserve you in all your ways.

¹¹Quoniam angelis suis mandavit de te,For he has given his Angels charge over you,ut custodiant te in omnibus viis tuis.so as to preserve you in all your ways.

¹²In manibus portabunt te,With their hands, they will carry you,ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum.lest you hurt your foot against a stone.

¹²In manibus portabunt te,With their hands, they will carry you,ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum.lest you hurt your foot against a stone.

¹³Super aspidem et basiliscum ambulabis,You will walk over the asp and the king serpent,et conculcabis leonem et draconem.and you will trample the lion and the dragon.

¹³Super aspidem et basiliscum ambulabis,You will walk over the asp and the king serpent,et conculcabis leonem et draconem.and you will trample the lion and the dragon.

¹⁴Quoniam in me speravit,Because he has hoped in me,liberabo eum;I will free him.protegam eum, quoniam cognovit nomen meum.I will protect him because he has known my name.

¹⁴Quoniam in me speravit,Because he has hoped in me,liberabo eum;I will free him.protegam eum, quoniam cognovit nomen meum.I will protect him because he has known my name.

¹⁵Clamabit ad me,He will cry out to me,et ego exaudiam eum;and I will heed him.cum ipso sum in tribulatione:I am with him in tribulation.eripiam eum,I will rescue him,et glorificabo eum.and I will glorify him.

¹⁵Clamabit ad me,He will cry out to me,et ego exaudiam eum;and I will heed him.cum ipso sum in tribulatione:I am with him in tribulation.eripiam eum,I will rescue him,et glorificabo eum.and I will glorify him.

¹⁶Longitudine dierum replebo eum,I will fill him with length of days.et ostendam illi salutare meum.And I will reveal to him my salvation.

¹⁶Longitudine dierum replebo eum,I will fill him with length of days.et ostendam illi salutare meum.And I will reveal to him my salvation.