The Book of Psalms — Liber Psalmorum
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Psalm 96
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Huic David, quando terra ejus restituta est.
Dominus regnavit: exsultet terra; lætentur insulæ multæ.
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The Lord reigns as king; let earth be glad of it, let the isles, the many isles, rejoice!
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For the same David, when his land was restored again to him.
The Lord hath reigned, let the earth rejoice: let many islands be glad.
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Nubes et caligo in circuitu ejus; justitia et judicium correctio sedis ejus.
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See where he sits, clouds and darkness about him, justice and right the pillars of his throne;
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Clouds and darkness are round about him: justice and judgment are the establishment of his throne.
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Ignis ante ipsum præcedet, et inflammabit in circuitu inimicos ejus.
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see where he comes, fire sweeping on before him, burning up his enemies all around.
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A fire shall go before him, and shall burn his enemies round about.
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Illuxerunt fulgura ejus orbi terræ; vidit, et commota est terra.
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In the flash of his lightning, how shines the world revealed, how earth trembles at the sight!
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His lightnings have shone forth to the world: the earth saw and trembled.
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Montes sicut cera fluxerunt a facie Domini; a facie Domini omnis terra.
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The hills melt like wax at the presence of the Lord; his presence, whom all the earth obeys.
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The mountains melted like wax, at the presence of the Lord: at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
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Annuntiaverunt cæli justitiam ejus, et viderunt omnes populi gloriam ejus.
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The very heavens proclaim his faithfulness; no nation but has sight of his glory.
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The heavens declared his justice: and all people saw his glory.
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Confundantur omnes qui adorant sculptilia, et qui gloriantur in simulacris suis. Adorate eum omnes angeli ejus.
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Shame upon the men that worship carved images, and make their boast of false gods! him only all the powers of heaven, prostrate, adore.
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Let them be all confounded that adore graven things, and that glory in their idols. Adore him, all you his angels:
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Audivit, et lætata est Sion, et exsultaverunt filiæ Judæ propter judicia tua, Domine.
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Glad news for Sion, rejoicing for Juda’s townships, when thy judgements, Lord, are made known;
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Sion heard, and was glad. And the daughters of Juda rejoiced, because of thy judgments, O Lord.
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Quoniam tu Dominus altissimus super omnem terram; nimis exaltatus es super omnes deos.
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art thou not sovereign Lord of earth, beyond measure exalted above all gods?
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For thou art the most high Lord over all the earth: thou art exalted exceedingly above all gods.
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Qui diligitis Dominum, odite malum: custodit Dominus animas sanctorum suorum; de manu peccatoris liberabit eos.
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They are the Lord’s friends, who were never friends to wrong; souls that are true to him he guards ever, rescues them from the power of evil-doers.
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You that love the Lord, hate evil: the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints, he will deliver them out of the hand of the sinner.
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Lux orta est justo, et rectis corde lætitia.
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Dawn of hope for the innocent, dawn of gladness for honest hearts!
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Light is risen to the just, and joy to the right of heart.
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Lætamini, justi, in Domino, et confitemini memoriæ sanctificationis ejus.
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Rejoice and triumph, just souls, in the Lord, of his holy name publish everywhere the renown.
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Rejoice, ye just, in the Lord: and give praise to the remembrance of his holiness.