103:1 For 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,

103:2 and art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:
amictus lumine sicut vestimento. Extendens cælum sicut pellem,

103:3 who 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:

103:4 Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.
qui facis angelos tuos spiritus, et ministros tuos ignem urentem.

103:5 Who 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.

103:6 The deep, like a garment, is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand.
Abyssus sicut vestimentum amictus ejus; super montes stabunt aquæ.

103:7 At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear.
Ab increpatione tua fugient; a voce tonitrui tui formidabunt.

103:8 The 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.

103:9 Thou 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.

103:10 Thou 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.

103:11 All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst.
Potabunt omnes bestiæ agri; expectabunt onagri in siti sua.

103:12 Over 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.

103:13 Thou 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:

103:14 Bringing 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,

103:15 and 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.

103:16 The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:
Saturabuntur ligna campi, et cedri Libani quas plantavit:

103:17 there the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron.
illic passeres nidificabunt: herodii domus dux est eorum.

103:18 The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins.
Montes excelsi cervis; petra refugium herinaciis.

103:19 He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Fecit lunam in tempora; sol cognovit occasum suum.

103:20 Thou 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:

103:21 The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.
catuli leonum rugientes ut rapiant, et quærant a Deo escam sibi.

103:22 The 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.

103:23 Man 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.

103:24 How 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.

103:25 So 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.

103:26 There the ships shall go. This sea-dragon which thou hast formed to play therein.
Illic naves pertransibunt; draco iste quem formasti ad illudendum ei.

103:27 All expect of thee that thou give them food in season.
Omnia a te expectant ut des illis escam in tempore.

103:28 What 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.

103:29 But 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.

103:30 Thou 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.

103:31 May 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.

103:32 He 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.

103:33 I 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.

103:34 Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.
Jucundum sit ei eloquium meum; ego vero delectabor in Domino.

103:35 Let 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.