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103:1 ipsi David benedic anima mea Domino Domine Deus meus magnificatus es vehementer confessionem et decorem induisti	103:1. For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art exceedingly great. Thou hast put on praise and beauty:
103:2 amictus lumine sicut vestimento extendens caelum sicut pellem	103:2. And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:
103:3 qui tegis in aquis superiora eius qui ponis nubem ascensum tuum qui ambulas super pinnas ventorum	103:3. Who coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds.
103:4 qui facis angelos tuos spiritus et ministros tuos ignem urentem	103:4. Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.
103:5 qui fundasti terram super stabilitatem suam non inclinabitur in saeculum saeculi	103:5. Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever.
103:6 abyssus sicut vestimentum amictus eius super montes stabunt aquae	103:6. The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand.
103:7 ab increpatione tua fugient a voce tonitrui tui formidabunt	103:7. At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear.
103:8 ascendunt montes et descendunt campi in locum quem fundasti eis	103:8. The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast founded for them.
103:9 terminum posuisti quem non transgredientur neque convertentur operire terram	103:9. Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass over neither shall they return to cover the earth.
103:10 qui emittis fontes in convallibus inter medium montium pertransibunt aquae	103:10. Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.
103:11 potabunt omnes bestiae agri expectabunt onagri in siti sua	103:11. All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst.
103:12 super ea volucres caeli habitabunt de medio petrarum dabunt vocem	103:12. Over them the birds of the air shall dwell: from the midst of the rocks they shall give forth their voices.
103:13 rigans montes de superioribus suis de fructu operum tuorum satiabitur terra	103:13. Thou waterest the hills from thy upper rooms: the earth shall be filled with the fruit of thy works:
103:14 producens faenum iumentis et herbam servituti hominum ut educas panem de terra	103:14. Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth:
103:15 et vinum laetificat cor hominis ut exhilaret faciem in oleo et panis cor hominis confirmat	103:15. And that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man's heart.
103:16 saturabuntur ligna campi et cedri Libani quas plantavit	103:16. The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:
103:17 illic passeres nidificabunt erodii domus dux est eorum	103:17. There the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron.
103:18 montes excelsi cervis petra refugium erinaciis	103:18. The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins.
103:19 fecit lunam in tempora sol cognovit occasum suum	103:19. He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
103:20 posuisti tenebras et facta est nox in ipsa pertransibunt omnes bestiae silvae	103:20. Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about:
103:21 catuli leonum rugientes ut rapiant et quaerant a Deo escam sibi	103:21. The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.
103:22 ortus est sol et congregati sunt et in cubilibus suis conlocabuntur	103:22. The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens.
103:23 exibit homo ad opus suum et ad operationem suam usque ad vesperum	103:23. Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening.
103:24 quam magnificata sunt opera tua Domine omnia in sapientia fecisti impleta est terra possessione tua	103:24. How great are thy works, O Lord ? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches.
103:25 hoc mare magnum et spatiosum manibus illic reptilia quorum non est numerus animalia pusilla cum magnis	103:25. So is this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number: Creatures little and great.
103:26 illic naves pertransibunt draco iste quem formasti ad inludendum ei	103:26. There the ships shall go. This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein.
103:27 omnia a te expectant ut des illis escam in tempore	103:27. All expect of thee that thou give them food in season.
103:28 dante te illis colligent aperiente te manum tuam omnia implebuntur bonitate	103:28. What thou givest to them they shall gather up: when thou openest thy hand, they shall all be filled with good.
103:29 avertente autem te faciem turbabuntur auferes spiritum eorum et deficient et in pulverem suum revertentur	103:29. But if thou turnest away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou shalt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and shall return to their dust.
103:30 emittes spiritum tuum et creabuntur et renovabis faciem terrae	103:30. Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
103:31 sit gloria Domini in saeculum laetabitur Dominus in operibus suis	103:31. May the glory of the Lord endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
103:32 qui respicit terram et facit eam tremere qui tangit montes et fumigant	103:32. He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: he troubleth the mountains, and they smoke.
103:33 cantabo Domino in vita mea psallam Deo meo quamdiu sum	103:33. I will sing to the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
103:34 iucundum sit ei eloquium meum ego vero delectabor in Domino	103:34. Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.
103:35 deficiant peccatores a terra et iniqui ita ut non sint benedic anima mea Domino	103:35. Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the unjust, so that they be no more: O my soul, bless thou the Lord.

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