SACRA PAGINA

§ The Book of Psalms 142

Liber Psalmorum · Parallel

1 A psalm of David, when his son Absalom pursued him. (2 Kings 17.) Hear, O Lord, my prayer: give ear to my supplication in thy truth: hear me in thy justice.

Psalmus David, quando persequebatur eum Absalom filius ejus. (II Regum 17.) Domine, exaudi orationem meam; auribus percipe obsecrationem meam in veritate tua; exaudi me in tua justitia.

2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.

Et non intres in judicium cum servo tuo, quia non justificabitur in conspectu tuo omnis vivens.

3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul: he hath brought down my life to the earth. He hath made me to dwell in darkness as those that have been dead of old:

Quia persecutus est inimicus animam meam; humiliavit in terra vitam meam; collocavit me in obscuris, sicut mortuos sæculi.

4 and my spirit is in anguish within me: my heart within me is troubled.

Et anxiatus est super me spiritus meus; in me turbatum est cor meum.

5 I remembered the days of old, I meditated on all thy works: I meditated upon the works of thy hands.

Memor fui dierum antiquorum; meditatus sum in omnibus operibus tuis: in factis manuum tuarum meditabar.

6 I stretched forth my hands to thee: my soul is as earth without water unto thee.

Expandi manus meas ad te; anima mea sicut terra sine aqua tibi.

7 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit hath fainted away. Turn not away thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

Velociter exaudi me, Domine; defecit spiritus meus. Non avertas faciem tuam a me, et similis ero descendentibus in lacum.

8 Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; for in thee have I hoped. Make the way known to me, wherein I should walk: for I have lifted up my soul to thee.

Auditam fac mihi mane misericordiam tuam, quia in te speravi. Notam fac mihi viam in qua ambulem, quia ad te levavi animam meam.

9 Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord, to thee have I fled:

Eripe me de inimicis meis, Domine: ad te confugi.

10 teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God. Thy good spirit shall lead me into the right land:

Doce me facere voluntatem tuam, quia Deus meus es tu. Spiritus tuus bonus deducet me in terram rectam.

11 for thy name’s sake, O Lord, thou wilt quicken me in thy justice. Thou wilt bring my soul out of trouble:

Propter nomen tuum, Domine, vivificabis me: in æquitate tua, educes de tribulatione animam meam,

12 and in thy mercy thou wilt destroy my enemies. And thou wilt cut off all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

et in misericordia tua disperdes inimicos meos, et perdes omnes qui tribulant animam meam, quoniam ego servus tuus sum.