Alleluja.

Alleluia.

I trusted, even when most I bewailed my unhappy lot;

Credidi, propter quod locutus sum; ego autem humiliatus sum nimis.

I have believed, therefore have I spoken; but I have been humbled exceedingly.

bewildered, I said, Man’s faith is false;

Ego dixi in excessu meo: Omnis homo mendax.

I said in my excess: Every man is a liar.

but the Lord’s mercies have never failed me; what return shall I make to him?

Quid retribuam Domino pro omnibus quæ retribuit mihi?

What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things that he hath rendered to me?

I will take the cup that is pledge of my deliverance, and invoke the name of the Lord upon it;

Calicem salutaris accipiam, et nomen Domini invocabo.

I will take the chalice of salvation; and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

I will pay the Lord my vows in the presence of all his people.

Vota mea Domino reddam coram omni populo ejus.

I will pay my vows to the Lord before all his people:

Dear in the Lord’s sight is the death of those who love him;

Pretiosa in conspectu Domini mors sanctorum ejus.

precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

and am not I, Lord, thy servant, born of thy own handmaid? Thou hast broken the chains that bound me;

O Domine, quia ego servus tuus; ego servus tuus, et filius ancillæ tuæ. Dirupisti vincula mea:

O Lord, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds:

I will sacrifice in thy honour, and call on the name of the Lord.

tibi sacrificabo hostiam laudis, et nomen Domini invocabo.

I will sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

Before a throng of worshippers I will pay the Lord my vows,

Vota mea Domino reddam in conspectu omnis populi ejus;

I will pay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people:

here in the courts of the Lord’s house, here, Jerusalem, in thy heart.

in atriis domus Domini, in medio tui, Jerusalem.

in the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.