Matutinum - Lectio
03 April, 2026
Lectio
1. Aleph.
1. ALEPH.
Ego vir videns paupertátem meam
I am a man watching my own poverty
in virga indignatiónis ejus.
by the rod of his indignation.
2. Aleph.
2. ALEPH.
Me minávit, et addúxit in ténebras,
He has driven me and led me into darkness,
et non in lucem.
and not into light.
3. Aleph.
3. ALEPH.
Tantum in me vértit,
Against me only, he has turned
et convértit manum suam tota die.
and turned again his hand, all day long.
4.Beth.
4. BETH.
Vetústam fecit pellem meam, et carnem meam,
My skin and my flesh, he has made old;
contrívit ossa mea.
he has crushed my bones.
5. Beth.
5. BETH.
Ædificávit in gyro meo,
He has built all around me,
et circúmdedit me felle et labóre.
and he has encircled me with gall and hardship.
6. Beth.
6. BETH.
In tenebrósis collocávit me,
He has gathered me into darkness,
quasi mórtuos sempitérnos.
like those who are forever dead.
7. Ghimel.
7. GHIMEL.
Circumædificávit advérsum me, ut non egrédiar:
He has built against me all around, so that I may not depart.
aggravávit cómpedem meum.
He has increased the burden of my confinement.
8. Ghimel.
8. GHIMEL.
Sed et, cum clamávero et rogávero,
Yet even when I cry out and beg,
exclúsit oratiónem meam.
he excludes my prayer.
9. Ghimel.
9. GHIMEL.
Conclúsit vias meas lapídibus quadris,
He has enclosed my ways with square stones;
sémitas meas subvértit.
he has subverted my paths.
Jerúsalem, Jerúsalem,
Jerusalem! Jerusalem!
convértere ad Dóminum Deum tuum.
Return unto the Lord your God.