The Book of Psalms — Liber Psalmorum
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Psalm 10
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Vulgate><Knox Bible><Douay-Rheims
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In finem. Psalmus David.
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(To the choir-master. Of David.)
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Unto the end. A psalm to David.
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In Domino confido; quomodo dicitis animæ meæ: Transmigra in montem sicut passer?
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My trust is in the Lord; how is it that you say to me, Escape, like a frightened sparrow, to the hill-side?
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In the Lord I put my trust: how then do you say to my soul: Get thee away from hence to the mountain, like a sparrow.
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Quoniam ecce peccatores intenderunt arcum; paraverunt sagittas suas in pharetra, ut sagittent in obscuro rectos corde:
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Escape; the rebels have strung their bows, have arrows ready on the string, to shoot from their hiding-places at an unoffending heart;
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For, lo, the wicked have bent their bow; they have prepared their arrows in the quiver; to shoot in the dark the upright of heart.
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quoniam quæ perfecisti destruxerunt; justus autem, quid fecit?
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they have thrown down all thou hadst built; what hope, now, for the just man?
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For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done?
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Dominus in templo sancto suo; Dominus in cælo sedes ejus. Oculi ejus in pauperem respiciunt; palpebræ ejus interrogant filios hominum.
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Is not the Lord in his holy shrine, the same Lord whose throne is in heaven, whose eye watches, whose glance can appraise, the deeds of men?
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The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven. His eyes look on the poor man: his eyelids examine the sons of men.
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Dominus interrogat justum et impium; qui autem diligit iniquitatem, odit animam suam.
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Innocent or sinful, he reads every heart, and the friends of wrong-doing are his enemies.
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The Lord trieth the just and the wicked: but he that loveth iniquity, hateth his own soul.
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Pluet super peccatores laqueos; ignis et sulphur, et spiritus procellarum, pars calicis eorum.
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Pitilessly his weapons rain down upon the offenders; burning coals, and brimstone, and scorching wind; such is the draught he brews for them.
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He shall rain snares upon sinners: fire and brimstone and storms of winds shall be the portion of their cup.
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Quoniam justus Dominus, et justitias dilexit: æquitatem vidit vultus ejus.
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The Lord is just, and just are the deeds he loves; none but upright souls shall enjoy his presence.
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For the Lord is just, and hath loved justice: his countenance hath beheld righteousness.