In finem. Psalmus David.

(To the choir-master. A psalm. Of David.)

Exaudiat te Dominus in die tribulationis; protegat te nomen Dei Jacob.

May the Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation: may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee.

The Lord listen to thee in thy time of need, the power of Jacob’s God be thy protection!

Mittat tibi auxilium de sancto, et de Sion tueatur te.

May he send thee help from the sanctuary: and defend thee out of Sion.

May he send thee aid from his holy place, watch over thee, there on mount Sion;

Memor sit omnis sacrificii tui, et holocaustum tuum pingue fiat.

May he be mindful of all thy sacrifices: and may thy whole burnt offering be made fat.

may he remember all thy offerings, and find savour in thy burnt-sacrifice.

Tribuat tibi secundum cor tuum, et omne consilium tuum confirmet.

May he give thee according to thy own heart; and confirm all thy counsels.

May he grant thee what thy heart desires, crown thy hopes with fulfilment.

Lætabimur in salutari tuo; et in nomine Dei nostri magnificabimur.

We will rejoice in thy salvation; and in the name of our God we shall be exalted.

So may we rejoice at thy deliverance, rallied in the name of the Lord our God;

Impleat Dominus omnes petitiones tuas; nunc cognovi quoniam salvum fecit Dominus christum suum. Exaudiet illum de cælo sancto suo, in potentatibus salus dexteræ ejus.

The Lord fulfil all thy petitions: now have I known that the Lord hath saved his anointed. He will hear him from his holy heaven: the salvation of his right hand is in powers.

abundantly may he grant thy prayer. Shall I doubt that the Lord protects the king he has anointed, will listen to him from his sanctuary in heaven? Is not his right hand strong to save?

Hi in curribus, et hi in equis; nos autem in nomine Domini Dei nostri invocabimus.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will call upon the name of the Lord our God.

Let others talk of horses and chariots; our refuge is the name of the Lord our God.

Ipsi obligati sunt, et ceciderunt; nos autem surreximus, et erecti sumus.

They are bound, and have fallen; but we are risen, and are set upright. O Lord, save the king: and hear us in the day that we shall call upon thee.

Stumbled and fallen they, while we stand firm on our feet.

Domine, salvum fac regem, et exaudi nos in die qua invocaverimus te.

O Lord, save the king, and hear us in the hour when we call upon thee.