1
Psalmus David, cum esset in deserto Idumææ.
A psalm of David when he was in the desert of Edom.
2
Deus, Deus meus, ad te de luce vigilo. Sitivit in te anima mea; quam multipliciter tibi caro mea !
O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!
3
In terra deserta, et invia, et inaquosa, sic in sancto apparui tibi, ut viderem virtutem tuam et gloriam tuam.
In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.
4
Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas, labia mea laudabunt te.
For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise.
5
Sic benedicam te in vita mea, et in nomine tuo levabo manus meas.
Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.
6
Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea, et labiis exsultationis laudabit os meum.
Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
7
Si memor fui tui super stratum meum, in matutinis meditabor in te.
If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:
8
Quia fuisti adjutor meus, et in velamento alarum tuarum exsultabo.
Because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:
9
Adhæsit anima mea post te; me suscepit dextera tua.
My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.
10
Ipsi vero in vanum quæsierunt animam meam: introibunt in inferiora terræ;
But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:
11
tradentur in manus gladii: partes vulpium erunt.
They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.
12
Rex vero lætabitur in Deo; laudabuntur omnes qui jurant in eo: quia obstructum est os loquentium iniqua.
But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.
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