Psalms 103

1For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art exceedingly great. Thou hast put on praise and beauty:

Ipsi David. Benedic, anima mea, Domino: Domine Deus meus, magnificatus es vehementer. Confessionem et decorem induisti,

2And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:

amictus lumine sicut vestimento. Extendens cælum sicut pellem,

3Who coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds.

qui tegis aquis superiora ejus: qui ponis nubem ascensum tuum; qui ambulas super pennas ventorum:

4Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.

qui facis angelos tuos spiritus, et ministros tuos ignem urentem.

5Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever.

Qui fundasti terram super stabilitatem suam: non inclinabitur in sæculum sæculi.

6The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand.

Abyssus sicut vestimentum amictus ejus; super montes stabunt aquæ.

7At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear.

Ab increpatione tua fugient; a voce tonitrui tui formidabunt.

8The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast founded for them.

Ascendunt montes, et descendunt campi, in locum quem fundasti eis.

9Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth.

Terminum posuisti quem non transgredientur, neque convertentur operire terram.

10Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.

Qui emittis fontes in convallibus; inter medium montium pertransibunt aquæ.

11All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst.

Potabunt omnes bestiæ agri; expectabunt onagri in siti sua.

12Over them the birds of the air shall dwell: from the midst of the rocks they shall give forth their voices.

Super ea volucres cæli habitabunt; de medio petrarum dabunt voces.

13Thou waterest the hills from thy upper rooms: the earth shall be filled with the fruit of thy works:

Rigans montes de superioribus suis; de fructu operum tuorum satiabitur terra:

14Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth:

producens fœnum jumentis, et herbam servituti hominum, ut educas panem de terra,

15And that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man’s heart.

et vinum lætificet cor hominis: ut exhilaret faciem in oleo, et panis cor hominis confirmet.

16The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:

Saturabuntur ligna campi, et cedri Libani quas plantavit:

17There the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron.

illic passeres nidificabunt: herodii domus dux est eorum.

18The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins.

Montes excelsi cervis; petra refugium herinaciis.

19He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

Fecit lunam in tempora; sol cognovit occasum suum.

20Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about:

Posuisti tenebras, et facta est nox; in ipsa pertransibunt omnes bestiæ silvæ:

21The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.

catuli leonum rugientes ut rapiant, et quærant a Deo escam sibi.

22The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens.

Ortus est sol, et congregati sunt, et in cubilibus suis collocabuntur.

23Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening.

Exibit homo ad opus suum, et ad operationem suam usque ad vesperum.

24How great are thy works, O Lord? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches.

Quam magnificata sunt opera tua, Domine ! omnia in sapientia fecisti; impleta est terra possessione tua.

25So is this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number: Creatures little and great.

Hoc mare magnum et spatiosum manibus; illic reptilia quorum non est numerus: animalia pusilla cum magnis.

26There the ships shall go. This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein.

Illic naves pertransibunt; draco iste quem formasti ad illudendum ei.

27All expect of thee that thou give them food in season.

Omnia a te expectant ut des illis escam in tempore.

28What thou givest to them they shall gather up: when thou openest thy hand, they shall all be filled with good.

Dante te illis, colligent; aperiente te manum tuam, omnia implebuntur bonitate.

29But if thou turnest away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou shalt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and shall return to their dust.

Avertente autem te faciem, turbabuntur; auferes spiritum eorum, et deficient, et in pulverem suum revertentur.

30Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

Emittes spiritum tuum, et creabuntur, et renovabis faciem terræ.

31May the glory of the Lord endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.

Sit gloria Domini in sæculum; lætabitur Dominus in operibus suis.

32He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

Qui respicit terram, et facit eam tremere; qui tangit montes, et fumigant.

33I will sing to the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

Cantabo Domino in vita mea; psallam Deo meo quamdiu sum.

34Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.

Jucundum sit ei eloquium meum; ego vero delectabor in Domino.

35Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the unjust, so that they be no more: O my soul, bless thou the Lord.

Deficiant peccatores a terra, et iniqui, ita ut non sint. Benedic, anima mea, Domino.