Alleluja.

Alleluia.

Praise the Lord, Jerusalem; Sion, exalt thy God!

Lauda, Jerusalem, Dominum; lauda Deum tuum, Sion.

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.

He it is that bolts thy gates fast, and blesses thy children, who dwell safe in thee;

Quoniam confortavit seras portarum tuarum; benedixit filiis tuis in te.

Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates, he hath blessed thy children within thee.

that makes thy land a land of peace, and gives thee full ears of wheat to sustain thee.

Qui posuit fines tuos pacem, et adipe frumenti satiat te.

Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn.

See how he issues his command to the earth, how swift his word runs!

Qui emittit eloquium suum terræ: velociter currit sermo ejus.

Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly.

Now he spreads a pall of snow, covers earth with an ashy veil of rime,

Qui dat nivem sicut lanam; nebulam sicut cinerem spargit.

Who giveth snow like wool: scattereth mists like ashes.

doles out the scattered crusts of ice, binds the waters at the onset of his frost.

Mittit crystallum suam sicut buccellas: ante faciem frigoris ejus quis sustinebit?

He sendeth his crystal like morsels: who shall stand before the face of his cold?

Then, at his word, all melts away; a breath from him, and the waters flow!

Emittet verbum suum, et liquefaciet ea; flabit spiritus ejus, et fluent aquæ.

He shall send out his word, and shall melt them: his wind shall blow, and the waters shall run.

This is the God who makes his word known to Jacob, gives Israel ruling and decree.

Qui annuntiat verbum suum Jacob, justitias et judicia sua Israël.

Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel.

Not such his dealings with any other nation; nowhere else the revelation of his will. Alleluia.

Non fecit taliter omni nationi, et judicia sua non manifestavit eis. Alleluja.

He hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. Alleluia.