1
Canticum graduum. Lætatus sum in his quæ dicta sunt mihi: In domum Domini ibimus.
I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord.
2
Stantes erant pedes nostri in atriis tuis, Jerusalem.
Our feet were standing in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
3
Jerusalem, quæ ædificatur ut civitas, cujus participatio ejus in idipsum.
Jerusalem, which is built as a city, which is compact together.
4
Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini: testimonium Israël, ad confitendum nomini Domini.
For thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord.
5
Quia illic sederunt sedes in judicio, sedes super domum David.
Because their seats have sat in judgment, seats upon the house of David.
6
Rogate quæ ad pacem sunt Jerusalem, et abundantia diligentibus te.
Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: and abundance for them that love thee.
7
Fiat pax in virtute tua, et abundantia in turribus tuis.
Let peace be in thy strength: and abundance in thy towers.
8
Propter fratres meos et proximos meos, loquebar pacem de te.
For the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours, I spoke peace of thee.
9
Propter domum Domini Dei nostri, quæsivi bona tibi.
Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.
Sources
Latin: Vulgata Clementina (1598/1880) — eBible.org/find/details.php?id=latVUC — public domain
English: Douay-Rheims American Edition — eBible.org/find/details.php?id=engDRA — public domain