Salmi 118

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 ALLELUIA. Confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus, quoniam in saeculum misericordia eius.	1 Al eluia! Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good, for his faithful love endures for ever.
2 Dicat nunc Israel, quoniam bonus, quoniam in saeculum misericordia eius.	2 Let the House of Israel say, 'His faithful love endures for ever.'
3 Dicat nunc domus Aaron, quoniam in saeculum misericordia eius.	3 Let the House of Aaron say, 'His faithful love endures for ever.'
4 Dicant nunc, qui timent Dominum, quoniam in saeculum misericordia eius.	4 Let those who fear Yahweh say, 'His faithful love endures for ever.'
5 De tribulatione invocavi Dominum, et exaudivit me educens in latitudinem Dominus.	5 In my distress I called to Yahweh, he heard me and brought me relief.
6 Dominus mecum, non timebo, quid faciat mihi homo.	6 With Yahweh on my side I fear nothing; what can human beings do to me?
7 Dominus mecum adiutor meus, et ego despiciam inimicos meos.	7 With Yahweh on my side as my help, I gloat over my enemies.
8 Bonum est confugere ad Dominum quam confidere in homine.	8 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to rely on human beings;
9 Bonum est confugere ad Dominum quam confidere in principibus.	9 better to take refuge in Yahweh than to rely on princes.
10 Omnes gentes circuierunt me, et in nomine Domini excidi eos.	10 Nations were swarming around me, in the name of Yahweh I cut them down;
11 Circumdantes circumdederunt me, et in nomine Domini excidi eos.	11 they swarmed around me, pressing upon me, in the name of Yahweh I cut them down.
12 Circumdederunt me sicut apes et exarserunt sicut ignis in spinis, et in nomine Domini excidi eos.	12 They swarmed around me like bees, they flared up like a brushwood fire, in the name of Yahweh Icut them down.
13 Impellentes impulerunt me, ut caderem, et Dominus adiuvit me.	13 I was pushed hard, to make me fal , but Yahweh came to my help.
14 Fortitudo mea et laus mea Dominus et factus est mihi in salutem.	14 Yahweh is my strength and my song, he has been my Saviour.
15 Vox iubilationis et salutis in tabernaculis iustorum: “ Dextera Domini fecit virtutem!	15 Shouts of joy and salvation, in the tents of the upright, 'Yahweh's right hand is triumphant,
16 Dextera Domini exaltata est; dextera Domini fecit virtutem! ”.	16 Yahweh's right hand is victorious, Yahweh's right hand is triumphant!'
17 Non moriar, sed vivam et narrabo opera Domini.	17 I shal not die, I shal live to recount the great deeds of Yahweh.
18 Castigans castigavit me Dominus et morti non tradidit me.	18 Though Yahweh punished me sternly, he has not abandoned me to death.
19 Aperite mihi portas iustitiae; ingressus in eas confitebor Domino.	19 Open for me the gates of saving justice, I shal go in and thank Yahweh.
20 Haec porta Domini; iusti intrabunt in eam. -	20 This is the gate of Yahweh, where the upright go in.
21 Confitebor tibi, quoniam exaudisti me et factus es mihi in salutem.	21 I thank you for hearing me, and making yourself my Saviour.
22 Lapidem quem reprobaverunt aedificantes, hic factus est in caput anguli;	22 The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
23 a Domino factum est istud et est mirabile in oculis nostris.	23 This is Yahweh's doing, and we marvel at it.
24 Haec est dies, quam fecit Dominus: exsultemus et laetemur in ea.	24 This is the day which Yahweh has made, a day for us to rejoice and be glad.
25 O Domine, salvum me fac; o Domine, da prosperitatem!	25 We beg you, Yahweh, save us, we beg you, Yahweh, give us victory!
26 Benedictus, qui venit in nomine Domini. Benedicimus vobis de domo Domini.	26 Blessed in the name of Yahweh is he who is coming! We bless you from the house of Yahweh.
27 Deus Dominus et illuxit nobis. Instruite sollemnitatem in ramis condensis usque ad cornua altaris.	27 Yahweh is God, he gives us light. Link your processions, branches in hand, up to the horns of thealtar.
28 Deus meus es tu, et confitebor tibi, Deus meus, et exaltabo te.	28 You are my God, I thank you, al praise to you, my God. I thank you for hearing me, and makingyourself my Saviour.
29 Confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus, quoniam in saeculum misericordia eius.	29 Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good, for his faithful love endures for ever.