Vesperas I - Antiphona
20 May, 2023
Antiphona
Allelúia, allelúia allelúia.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
(Ps. 144.2) Confiteántur tibi, Dómine, ómnia ópera tua:
(Ps. 144.2) O Lord, may all your works confess to you,
et sancti tui benedícant tibi.
and let your holy ones bless you.
2. Glóriam regni tui dicent
2. They will speak of the glory of your kingdom,
et poténtiam tuam loquéntur:
and they will declare your power.
3. Ut notam fáciant fíliis hóminum poténtiam tuam:
3. So as to make known to the sons of men your power
et glóriam magnificéntiæ regni tui.
and the glory of your magnificent kingdom.
4. Regnum tuum regnum ómnium sæculórum:
4. Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages,
et dominátio tua in omni generatióne et generatiónem.
and your dominion is with all, from generation to generation.
5. Fidélis Dóminus in ómnibus verbis suis:
5. The Lord is faithful in all his words
et sanctus in ómnibus opéribus suis.
and holy in all his works.
6. Allevat Dóminus omnes qui córruunt:
6. The Lord lifts up all who have fallen down,
et érigit omnes elísos.
and he sets upright all who have been thrown down.
7. Oculi ómnium in te sperant, Dómine:
7. O Lord, all eyes hope in you,
et tu das escam illórum in témpore opportúno.
and you provide their food in due time.
8. Aperis tu manum tuam:
8. You open your hand,
et imples omne ánimal benedictióne.
and you fill every kind of animal with a blessing.
9. Justus Dóminus in ómnibus viis suis:
9. The Lord is just in all his ways
et sanctus in ómnibus opéribus suis.
and holy in all his works.
10. Prope est Dóminus ómnibus invocántibus eum:
10. The Lord is near to all who call upon him,
ómnibus invocántibus eum in veritáte.
to all who call upon him in truth.
11. Voluntátem timéntium se fáciet:
11. He will do the will of those who fear him,
et deprecatiónem eórum exáudiet:
and he will heed their supplication
et salvos fáciet eos.
and accomplish their salvation.
12. Custódit Dóminus omnes diligéntes se:
12. The Lord watches over all who love him.
et omnes peccatóres dispérdet.
And he will destroy all sinners.
13. Laudatiónem Dómini loquétur os meum:
13. My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
et benedícat omnis caro nómini sancto ejus in sǽculum, et in sǽculum sǽculi.
and may all flesh bless his holy name, in this time and forever and ever.
14. Glória Patri, et Fílio,
14. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
et Spirítui Sancto.
and to the Holy Spirit,
15. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,
15. As it was in the beginning, is now,
et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
16. (Ps. 145) Lauda, ánima mea, Dóminum,
16. (Ps. 145) Praise the Lord, O my soul.
laudábo Dóminum in vita mea:
I will praise the Lord with my life.
psallam Deo meo quámdiu fúero.
I will sing psalms to my God as long as I shall be.
17. Nolíte confídere in princípibus:
17. Do not trust in the leaders,
in fíliis hóminum, in quibus non est salus.
in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation.
18. Exíbit spíritus ejus, et revertétur in terram suam:
18. His spirit will depart, and he will return to his earth.
in illa die períbunt omnes cogitatiónes eórum.
In that day, all their thoughts will perish.
19. Beátus, cujus Deus Jacob adjútor ejus,
19. Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob:
spes ejus in Dómino Deo ipsíus:
his hope is in the Lord God himself,
qui fecit cælum et terram, mare et ómnia, quæ in eis sunt.
who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all the things that are in them.
20. Qui custódit veritátem in sǽculum,
20. He preserves the truth forever.
facit judícium injúriam patiéntibus:
He executes judgment for those who suffer injury.
dat escam esuriéntibus.
He provides food for the hungry.
21. Dóminus solvit compedítos:
21. The Lord releases those who are bound.
Dóminus illúminat cæcos.
The Lord enlightens the blind.
22. Dóminus érigit elísos:
22. The Lord sets upright those who have been thrown down.
Dóminus díligit justos.
The Lord loves the just.
23. Dóminus custódit ádvenas,
23. The Lord watches over new arrivals.
pupíllum et víduam suscípiet:
He will support the orphan and the widow.
et vias peccatórum dispérdet.
And he will destroy the ways of sinners.
24. Regnábit Dóminus in sǽcula, Deus tuus, Sion,
24. The Lord shall reign forever: your God, O Zion,
in generatiónem et generatiónem.
from generation to generation.
25. Glória Patri, et Fílio,
25. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
et Spirítui Sancto.
and to the Holy Spirit,
26. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,
26. As it was in the beginning, is now,
et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
27. (Ps. 146) Laudáte Dóminum quóniam bonus est psalmus:
27. (Ps. 146) Praise the Lord, because the psalm is good.
Deo nostro sit jucúnda, decoráque laudátio.
Delightful and beautiful praise shall be for our God.
28. Ædíficans Jerúsalem Dóminus:
28. The Lord builds up Jerusalem.
dispersiónes Israélis congregábit.
He will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
29. Qui sanat contrítos corde:
29. He heals the contrite of heart,
et álligat contritiónes eórum.
and he binds up their sorrows.
30. Qui númerat multitúdinem stellárum:
30. He numbers the multitude of the stars,
et ómnibus eis nómina vocat.
and he calls them all by their names.
31. Magnus Dóminus noster, et magna virtus ejus:
31. Great is our Lord, and great is his virtue.
et sapiéntiæ ejus non est númerus.
And of his wisdom, there is no number.
32. Suscípiens mansuétos Dóminus:
32. The Lord lifts up the meek,
humílians autem peccatóres usque ad terram.
but he brings down the sinner, even to the ground.
33. Præcínite Dómino in confessióne:
33. Sing before the Lord with confession.
psállite Deo nostro in cíthara.
Play psalms to our God on a stringed instrument.
34. Qui óperit cælum núbibus:
34. He covers heaven with clouds,
et parat terræ plúviam.
and he prepares rain for the earth.
35. Qui prodúcit in móntibus fenum:
35. He produces grass on the mountains
et herbam servitúti hóminum.
and herbs for the service of men.
36. Qui dat juméntis escam ipsórum:
36. He gives their food to beasts of burden
et pullis corvórum invocántibus eum.
and to young ravens that call upon him.
37. Non in fortitúdine equi voluntátem habébit:
37. He will not have good will for the strength of the horse,
nec in tíbiis viri beneplácitum erit ei.
nor will he be well pleased with the legs of a man.
38. Beneplácitum est Dómino super timéntes eum:
38. The Lord is well pleased with those who fear him
et in eis, qui sperant super misericórdia ejus.
and with those who hope in his mercy.
39. Glória Patri, et Fílio,
39. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
et Spirítui Sancto.
and to the Holy Spirit,
40. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,
40. As it was in the beginning, is now,
et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
41. (Ps. 147) Lauda, Jerúsalem, Dóminum:
41. (Ps. 147) Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem.
lauda Deum tuum, Sion.
Praise your God, O Zion.
42. Quóniam confortávit seras portárum tuárum:
42. For he has reinforced the bars of your gates.
benedíxit fíliis tuis in te.
He has blessed your sons within you.
43. Qui pósuit fines tuos pacem:
43. He has stationed peace at your borders,
et ádipe fruménti sátiat te.
and he has satisfied you with the fat of the grain.
44. Qui emíttit elóquium suum terræ:
44. He sends forth his eloquence to the earth.
velóciter currit sermo ejus.
His word runs swiftly.
45. Qui dat nivem sicut lanam:
45. He provides snow like wool.
nébulam sicut cínerem spargit.
He strews clouds like ashes.
46. Mittit crystállum suam sicut buccéllas:
46. He sends his ice crystals like morsels.
ante fáciem frígoris ejus quis sustinébit?
Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?
47. Emíttet verbum suum, et liquefáciet ea:
47. He will send forth his word, and it will melt them.
flabit spíritus ejus, et fluent aquæ.
His Spirit will breathe out, and the waters will flow.
48. Qui annúntiat verbum suum Jacob:
48. He announces his word to Jacob,
justítias, et judícia sua Israel.
his justices and his judgments to Israel.
49. Non fecit táliter omni natióni:
49. He has not done so much for every nation,
et judícia sua non manifestávit eis.
and he has not made his judgments manifest to them.
50. Glória Patri, et Fílio,
50. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
et Spirítui Sancto.
and to the Holy Spirit,
51. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,
51. As it was in the beginning, is now,
et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Allelúia, allelúia allelúia.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.