Ipsi David.

For David himself.

Confitebor tibi, Domine, in toto corde meo, quoniam audisti verba oris mei. In conspectu angelorum psallam tibi;

I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth.

My heart’s thanks, Lord, for listening to the prayer I uttered; angels for my witnesses, I will sing of thy praise.

adorabo ad templum sanctum tuum, et confitebor nomini tuo: super misericordia tua et veritate tua; quoniam magnificasti super omne, nomen sanctum tuum.

I will sing praise to thee in the sight of the angels: I will worship towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all.

I bow down in worship towards thy sanctuary, praising thy name for thy mercy and faithfulness; thy own honour and thy pledged word thou hast vindicated for all the world to see.

In quacumque die invocavero te, exaudi me; multiplicabis in anima mea virtutem.

In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: thou shalt multiply strength in my soul.

To thee I appealed, and thou didst listen to me, didst fill my heart with courage.

Confiteantur tibi, Domine, omnes reges terræ, quia audierunt omnia verba oris tui.

May all the kings of the earth give glory to thee: for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.

All the kings of the earth, Lord, will praise thee now; were not thy promises made in their hearing?

Et cantent in viis Domini, quoniam magna est gloria Domini;

And let them sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

Their song shall be of the Lord’s doings, how great is his renown,

quoniam excelsus Dominus, et humilia respicit, et alta a longe cognoscit.

For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: and the high he knoweth afar off.

the Lord, who is so high above us, yet looks with favour on the humble, looks on the proud too, but from far off.

Si ambulavero in medio tribulationis, vivificabis me; et super iram inimicorum meorum extendisti manum tuam, et salvum me fecit dextera tua.

If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me: and thou hast stretched forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies: and thy right hand hath saved me.

Though affliction surround my path, thou dost preserve me; it is thy power that confronts my enemies’ malice, thy right hand that rescues me.

Dominus retribuet pro me. Domine, misericordia tua in sæculum; opera manuum tuarum ne despicias.

The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the works of thy hands.

My purposes the Lord will yet speed; thy mercy, Lord, endures for ever, and wilt thou abandon us, the creatures of thy own hands?