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In finem. Psalmus David.
Unto the end, a psalm for David.
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Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam cum deprecor; a timore inimici eripe animam meam.
Hear, O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee: deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy.
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Protexisti me a conventu malignantium, a multitudine operantium iniquitatem.
Thou hast protected me from the assembly of the malignant; from the multitude of the workers of iniquity.
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Quia exacuerunt ut gladium linguas suas; intenderunt arcum rem amaram,
For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing,
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ut sagittent in occultis immaculatum.
To shoot in secret the undefiled.
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Subito sagittabunt eum, et non timebunt; firmaverunt sibi sermonem nequam. Narraverunt ut absconderent laqueos; dixerunt: Quis videbit eos?
They will shoot at him on a sudden, and will not fear: they are resolute in wickedness. They have talked of hiding snares; they have said: Who shall see them?
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Scrutati sunt iniquitates; defecerunt scrutantes scrutinio. Accedet homo ad cor altum,
They have searched after iniquities: they have failed in their search. Man shall come to a deep heart:
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et exaltabitur Deus. Sagittæ parvulorum factæ sunt plagæ eorum,
And God shall be exalted. The arrows of children are their wounds:
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et infirmatæ sunt contra eos linguæ eorum. Conturbati sunt omnes qui videbant eos,
And their tongues against them are made weak. All that saw them were troubled;
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et timuit omnis homo. Et annuntiaverunt opera Dei, et facta ejus intellexerunt.
And every man was afraid. And they declared the works of God: and understood his doings.
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Lætabitur justus in Domino, et sperabit in eo, et laudabuntur omnes recti corde.
The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him: and all the upright in heart shall be praised.
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