Psalm 114 (116)

1 Alleluja. Dilexi, quoniam exaudiet Dominus vocem orationis meæ.

1 Alleluia. I have loved, because the Lord will hear the voice of my prayer.

2 Quia inclinavit aurem suam mihi, et in diebus meis invocabo.

2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me: and in my days I will call upon him.

3 Circumdederunt me dolores mortis ; et pericula inferni invenerunt me. Tribulationem et dolorem inveni,

3 The sorrows of death have compassed me: and the perils of hell have found me. I met with trouble and sorrow:

4 et nomen Domini invocavi : o Domine, libera animam meam.

4 And I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, deliver my soul.

5 Misericors Dominus et justus, et Deus noster miseretur.

5 The Lord is merciful and just, and our God sheweth mercy.

6 Custodiens parvulos Dominus ; humiliatus sum, et liberavit me.

6 The Lord is the keeper of little ones: I was humbled, and he delivered me.

7 Convertere, anima mea, in requiem tuam, quia Dominus benefecit tibi :

7 Turn, O my soul, into thy rest: for the Lord hath been bountiful to thee.

8 quia eripuit animam meam de morte, oculos meos a lacrimis, pedes meos a lapsu.

8 For he hath delivered my soul from death: my eyes from tears, my feet from falling.

9 Placebo Domino in regione vivorum.

9 I will please the Lord in the land of the living.