Psalmorum 88
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Intellectus Ethan Ezrahitæ.
1Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite.
2[Misericordias Domini in æternum cantabo; in generationem et generationem annuntiabo veritatem tuam in ore meo.
2The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation.
3Quoniam dixisti: In æternum misericordia ædificabitur in cælis; præparabitur veritas tua in eis.
3For thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever in the heavens: thy truth shall be prepared in them.
4Disposui testamentum electis meis; juravi David servo meo:
4I have made a covenant with my elect: I have sworn to David my servant:
5Usque in æternum præparabo semen tuum, et ædificabo in generationem et generationem sedem tuam.
5Thy seed will I settle for ever. And I will build up thy throne unto generation and generation.
6Confitebuntur cæli mirabilia tua, Domine; etenim veritatem tuam in ecclesia sanctorum.
6The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord: and thy truth in the church of the saints.
7Quoniam quis in nubibus æquabitur Domino; similis erit Deo in filiis Dei?
7For who in the clouds can be compared to the Lord: or who among the sons of God shall be like to God?
8Deus, qui glorificatur in consilio sanctorum, magnus et terribilis super omnes qui in circuitu ejus sunt.
8God, who is glorified in the assembly of the saints: great and terrible above all them that are about him.
9Domine Deus virtutum, quis similis tibi? potens es, Domine, et veritas tua in circuitu tuo.
9O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee? thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee.
10Tu dominaris potestati maris; motum autem fluctuum ejus tu mitigas.
10Thou rulest the power of the sea: and appeasest the motion of the waves thereof.
11Tu humiliasti, sicut vulneratum, superbum; in brachio virtutis tuæ dispersisti inimicos tuos.
11Thou hast humbled the proud one, as one that is slain: with the arm of thy strength thou hast scattered thy enemies.
12Tui sunt cæli, et tua est terra: orbem terræ, et plenitudinem ejus tu fundasti;
12Thine are the heavens, and thine is the earth: the world and the fulness thereof thou hast founded:
13aquilonem et mare tu creasti. Thabor et Hermon in nomine tuo exsultabunt:
13The north and the sea thou hast created. Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name:
14tuum brachium cum potentia. Firmetur manus tua, et exaltetur dextera tua:
14Thy arm is with might. Let thy hand be strengthened, and thy right hand exalted:
15justitia et judicium præparatio sedis tuæ: misericordia et veritas præcedent faciem tuam.
15Justice and judgment are the preparation of thy throne. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face:
16Beatus populus qui scit jubilationem: Domine, in lumine vultus tui ambulabunt,
16Blessed is the people that knoweth jubilation. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance:
17et in nomine tuo exsultabunt tota die, et in justitia tua exaltabuntur.
17And in thy name they shall rejoice all the day, and in thy justice they shall be exalted.
18Quoniam gloria virtutis eorum tu es, et in beneplacito tuo exaltabitur cornu nostrum.
18For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted.
19Quia Domini est assumptio nostra, et sancti Israël regis nostri.
19For our protection is of the Lord, and of our king the holy one of Israel.
20Tunc locutus es in visione sanctis tuis, et dixisti: Posui adjutorium in potente, et exaltavi electum de plebe mea.
20Then thou spokest in a vision to thy saints, and saidst: I have laid help upon one that is mighty, and have exalted one chosen out of my people.
21Inveni David, servum meum; oleo sancto meo unxi eum.
21I have found David my servant: with my holy oil I have anointed him.
22Manus enim mea auxiliabitur ei, et brachium meum confortabit eum.
22For my hand shall help him: and my arm shall strengthen him.
23Nihil proficiet inimicus in eo, et filius iniquitatis non apponet nocere ei.
23The enemy shall have no advantage over him: nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt him.
24Et concidam a facie ipsius inimicos ejus, et odientes eum in fugam convertam.
24And I will cut down his enemies before his face; and them that hate him I will put to flight.
25Et veritas mea et misericordia mea cum ipso, et in nomine meo exaltabitur cornu ejus.
25And my truth and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
26Et ponam in mari manum ejus, et in fluminibus dexteram ejus.
26And I will set his hand in the sea; and his right hand in the rivers.
27Ipse invocabit me: Pater meus es tu, Deus meus, et susceptor salutis meæ.
27He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: my God, and the support of my salvation.
28Et ego primogenitum ponam illum, excelsum præ regibus terræ.
28And I will make him my firstborn, high above the kings of the earth.
29In æternum servabo illi misericordiam meam, et testamentum meum fidele ipsi.
29I will keep my mercy for him for ever: and my covenant faithful to him.
30Et ponam in sæculum sæculi semen ejus, et thronum ejus sicut dies cæli.
30And I will make his seed to endure for evermore: and his throne as the days of heaven.
31Si autem dereliquerint filii ejus legem meam, et in judiciis meis non ambulaverint;
31And if his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments:
32si justitias meas profanaverint, et mandata mea non custodierint:
32If they profane my justices: and keep not my commandments:
33visitabo in virga iniquitates eorum, et in verberibus peccata eorum;
33I will visit their iniquities with a rod: and their sins with stripes.
34misericordiam autem meam non dispergam ab eo, neque nocebo in veritate mea,
34But my mercy I will not take away from him: nor will I suffer my truth to fail.
35neque profanabo testamentum meum: et quæ procedunt de labiis meis non faciam irrita.
35Neither will I profane my covenant: and the words that proceed from my mouth I will not make void.
36Semel juravi in sancto meo, si David mentiar:
36Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:
37semen ejus in æternum manebit. Et thronus ejus sicut sol in conspectu meo,
37His seed shall endure for ever.
38et sicut luna perfecta in æternum, et testis in cælo fidelis.
38And his throne as the sun before me: and as the moon perfect for ever, and a faithful witness in heaven.
39Tu vero repulisti et despexisti; distulisti christum tuum.
39But thou hast rejected and despised: thou hast been angry with thy anointed.
40Evertisti testamentum servi tui; profanasti in terra sanctuarium ejus.
40Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his sanctuary on the earth.
41Destruxisti omnes sepes ejus; posuisti firmamentum ejus formidinem.
41Thou hast broken down all his hedges: thou hast made his strength fear.
42Diripuerunt eum omnes transeuntes viam; factus est opprobrium vicinis suis.
42All that pass by the way have robbed him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
43Exaltasti dexteram deprimentium eum; lætificasti omnes inimicos ejus.
43Thou hast set up the right hand of them that oppress him: thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
44Avertisti adjutorium gladii ejus, et non es auxiliatus ei in bello.
44Thou hast turned away the help of his sword; and hast not assisted him in battle.
45Destruxisti eum ab emundatione, et sedem ejus in terram collisisti.
45Thou hast made his purification to cease: and thou hast cast his throne down to the ground.
46Minorasti dies temporis ejus; perfudisti eum confusione.
46Thou hast shortened the days of his time: thou hast covered him with confusion.
47Usquequo, Domine, avertis in finem? exardescet sicut ignis ira tua?
47How long, O Lord, turnest thou away unto the end? shall thy anger burn like fire?
48Memorare quæ mea substantia: numquid enim vane constituisti omnes filios hominum?
48Remember what my substance is for hast thou made all the children of men in vain?
49Quis est homo qui vivet et non videbit mortem? eruet animam suam de manu inferi?
49Who is the man that shall live, and not see death: that shall deliver his soul from the hand of hell?
50Ubi sunt misericordiæ tuæ antiquæ, Domine, sicut jurasti David in veritate tua?
50Lord, where are thy ancient mercies, according to what thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
51Memor esto, Domine, opprobrii servorum tuorum, quod continui in sinu meo, multarum gentium:
51Be mindful, O Lord, of the reproach of thy servants (which I have held in my bosom) of many nations:
52quod exprobraverunt inimici tui, Domine; quod exprobraverunt commutationem christi tui.
52Wherewith thy enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the change of thy anointed.
53Benedictus Dominus in æternum. Fiat, fiat.]
53Blessed be the Lord for evermore. So be it. So be it.
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