Huic David, quando terra ejus restituta est.
Dominus regnavit: exsultet terra; lætentur insulæ multæ.

The Lord reigns as king; let earth be glad of it, let the isles, the many isles, rejoice!

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.

Nubes et caligo in circuitu ejus; justitia et judicium correctio sedis ejus.

See where he sits, clouds and darkness about him, justice and right the pillars of his throne;

Clouds and darkness are round about him: justice and judgment are the establishment of his throne.

Ignis ante ipsum præcedet, et inflammabit in circuitu inimicos ejus.

see where he comes, fire sweeping on before him, burning up his enemies all around.

A fire shall go before him, and shall burn his enemies round about.

Illuxerunt fulgura ejus orbi terræ; vidit, et commota est terra.

In the flash of his lightning, how shines the world revealed, how earth trembles at the sight!

His lightnings have shone forth to the world: the earth saw and trembled.

Montes sicut cera fluxerunt a facie Domini; a facie Domini omnis terra.

The hills melt like wax at the presence of the Lord; his presence, whom all the earth obeys.

The mountains melted like wax, at the presence of the Lord: at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.

Annuntiaverunt cæli justitiam ejus, et viderunt omnes populi gloriam ejus.

The very heavens proclaim his faithfulness; no nation but has sight of his glory.

The heavens declared his justice: and all people saw his glory.

Confundantur omnes qui adorant sculptilia, et qui gloriantur in simulacris suis. Adorate eum omnes angeli ejus.

Shame upon the men that worship carved images, and make their boast of false gods! him only all the powers of heaven, prostrate, adore.

Let them be all confounded that adore graven things, and that glory in their idols. Adore him, all you his angels:

Audivit, et lætata est Sion, et exsultaverunt filiæ Judæ propter judicia tua, Domine.

Glad news for Sion, rejoicing for Juda’s townships, when thy judgements, Lord, are made known;

Sion heard, and was glad. And the daughters of Juda rejoiced, because of thy judgments, O Lord.

Quoniam tu Dominus altissimus super omnem terram; nimis exaltatus es super omnes deos.

art thou not sovereign Lord of earth, beyond measure exalted above all gods?

For thou art the most high Lord over all the earth: thou art exalted exceedingly above all gods.

Qui diligitis Dominum, odite malum: custodit Dominus animas sanctorum suorum; de manu peccatoris liberabit eos.

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.

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.

Lux orta est justo, et rectis corde lætitia.

Dawn of hope for the innocent, dawn of gladness for honest hearts!

Light is risen to the just, and joy to the right of heart.

Lætamini, justi, in Domino, et confitemini memoriæ sanctificationis ejus.

Rejoice and triumph, just souls, in the Lord, of his holy name publish everywhere the renown.

Rejoice, ye just, in the Lord: and give praise to the remembrance of his holiness.