A sinner in affliction of mind prayeth God to deliver him, 10. desolate of all other help. 13. conceiveth comfort in God's eternal goodness, and singular mercy, in redeeming mankind, and propagating the Church. 24. Prayeth to be made mature in virtue before he die, that he may live with God: 26. who only and wholly being immutable, establisheth his servants for ever.A sinner in affliction of mind prayeth God to deliuer him, 10. desolate of al other helpe. 13. conceiueth comforth in Gods eternal goodnes, and singular mercie, in redeming mankind, and propagating the Church. 24. Prayeth to be made mature in vertue before he dye, that he may liue with God: 26. who only and wholly being immutable, establisheth his seruantes for euer.✦
The prayer of the poor, when he shall be anxious, and shall make his petition before our Lord.The prayer of the poor, when he shall be anxious, and shall make his petition before our Lord.The prayer of the poore, when he shal be anxious, and shal make his petition before our Lord.Oratio pauperis, cum anxius fuerit, et in conspectu Domini effuderit precem suam.
2Lord hear my prayer: and let my cry come to thee.Lord hear my prayer: and let my cry come to thee.LORD heare my aprayer: and let my bcrie come to thee.Domine, exaudi orationem meam, et clamor meus ad te veniat.
3Turn not away thy face from me: in what day soever I am in tribulation, incline thine ear to me. In what day soever I shall invocavero: call upon, invoke thee, hear me speedily.Turn not away thy face from me: in what day soever I am in tribulation, incline thine ear to me. In what day soever I shall invocavero: call upon, invoke thee, hear me speedily.Turne cnot away thy face from me: in what day soeuer I am in tribulation, incline thine eare to me. In what day soeuer I shal inuocate thee, heare me speedely.Non avertas faciem tuam a me : in quacumque die tribulor, inclina ad me aurem tuam ; in quacumque die invocavero te, velociter exaudi me.
4Because my days have vanished as smoke: and my bones are withered as a dry burnt firebrand.Because my days have vanished as smoke: and my bones are withered as a dry burnt firebrand.Because my dayes haue vanished as dsmoke: and my ebones are withered as fa drie burnt firebrand.Quia defecerunt sicut fumus dies mei, et ossa mea sicut cremium aruerunt.
5I am stricken as grass, and my heart is withered: because I have forgotten to eat my bread.I am stricken as grass, and my heart is withered: because I have forgotten to eat my bread.I gam striken as grasse, and my hart is withered: because hI haue forgotten to eate my bread.Percussus sum ut fœnum, et aruit cor meum, quia oblitus sum comedere panem meum.
6For the voice of my groaning, my bone Douay: hath cleaved to my flesh.For the voice of my groaning, my bone hath cleaved to my flesh.For ithe voyce of my groning, my kbone hath cleaued to my flesh.A voce gemitus mei adhæsit os meum carni meæ.
7I am become like a pelican of the wilderness: I am become as a nycticorax: the night-heron in the house.I am become like a pelican of the wilderness: I am become as a nycticorax: the night-heron in the house.I am become like la pellicane of the wildernes: I am become as ma nightcrow in the house.Similis factus sum pellicano solitudinis ; factus sum sicut nycticorax in domicilio.
8I have vigilavi: kept vigil, lay awake; not observed, looked at, and am become as a sparrow solitary in the housetop.I have vigilavi: kept vigil, lay awake; not observed, looked at, and am become as a sparrow solitary in the housetop.I haue watched, and am become as na sparow solitarie in the housetoppe.Vigilavi, et factus sum sicut passer solitarius in tecto.
9All the day did mine enemies upbraid me: and they that praised me, swore against me.All the day did mine enemies upbraid me: and they that praised me, swore against me.Al the day did mine enemies vpbrayde me: and they othat praised me, sware against me.Tota die exprobrabant mihi inimici mei, et qui laudabant me adversum me jurabant :
10Because I did eat ashes as bread, and mingled my drink with weeping.Because I did eat ashes as bread, and mingled my drink with weeping.Because I did peate ashes as bread, & mingled qmy drinke with weeping.quia cinerem tamquam panem manducabam, et potum meum cum fletu miscebam,
11At the face of thy wrath and indignation: because lifting me up thou hast thrown me down.At the face of thy wrath and indignation: because lifting me up thou hast thrown me down.At rthe face of thy wrath and indignation: because slifting me vp thou hast throwne me downe.a facie iræ et indignationis tuæ : quia elevans allisisti me.
12My days have declined as a shadow: and I am withered as grass.My days have declined as a shadow: and I am withered as grass.My daies haue declined vas a shadow: and I am withered was grasse.Dies mei sicut umbra declinaverunt, et ego sicut fœnum arui.
13But thou O Lord endurest for ever: and thy memorial in generation and generation.But thou O Lord endurest for ever: and thy memorial in generation and generation.xBut thou ô Lord endurest for euer: and ythy memorial in generation and generation.Tu autem, Domine, in æternum permanes, et memoriale tuum in generationem et generationem.
14Thou rising up shall have mercy on Sion: because it is a time to have mercy on it, because the time Douay: cometh.Thou rising up shall have mercy on Sion: because it is a time to have mercy on it, because the time cometh.Thou zrysing vp shal haue mercie on Sion: because it is a time to haue mercie on it, because bthe time cometh.Tu exsurgens misereberis Sion, quia tempus miserendi ejus, quia venit tempus :
15Because the stones thereof have pleased thy servants: and they shall have pity on the earth thereof.Because the stones thereof have pleased thy servants: and they shall have pity on the earth thereof.Because cthe stones therof haue pleased thy seruantes: and they shal haue pittie on dthe earth etherof.quoniam placuerunt servis tuis lapides ejus, et terræ ejus miserebuntur.
16And the Gentiles shall fear thy name O Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.And the Gentiles shall fear thy name O Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.And fthe Gentiles shal feare thy name ô Lord, and al gthe kinges of the earth thy glorie.Et timebunt gentes nomen tuum, Domine, et omnes reges terræ gloriam tuam :
17Because our Lord Douay: hath built Sion: and he shall be seen in his glory.Because our Lord hath built Sion: and he shall be seen in his glory.Because our Lord hath built Sion: and he shal be seene in his glorie.quia ædificavit Dominus Sion, et videbitur in gloria sua.
18He Douay: hath had respect to the prayer of the humble: and he Douay: hath not despised their petition.He hath had respect to the prayer of the humble: and he hath not despised their petition.He hath had respect to the prayer hof the humble: and he hath not despised their petition.Respexit in orationem humilium et non sprevit precem eorum.
19Let these things be written unto another generation: and the people, that shall be created, shall praise our Lord.Let these things be written unto another generation: and the people, that shall be created, shall praise our Lord.Let these thinges be written vnto an other generation: and the people, that shal ibe created, shal praise our Lord.Scribantur hæc in generatione altera, et populus qui creabitur laudabit Dominum.
20Because he Douay: hath looked forth from his high holy place: our Lord from heaven Douay: hath looked upon the earth.Because he hath looked forth from his high holy place: our Lord from heaven hath looked upon the earth.Because he hath lookedforth from his high holie place: our Lord from heauen hath looked vpon the earth.Quia prospexit de excelso sancto suo ; Dominus de cælo in terram aspexit :
21That he might hear the groanings of the fettered: that he might loose the children of them that are slain:That he might hear the groanings of the fettered: that he might loose the children of them that are slain:That he might heare the gronings of the fettered: that he might loose the children of them that are slayne:ut audiret gemitus compeditorum ; ut solveret filios interemptorum :
22That they may show forth the name of our Lord in Sion: and his praise in Jerusalem.That they may show forth the name of our Lord in Sion: and his praise in Jerusalem.That they may kshewforth the name of our Lord in Sion: and his praise in Ierusalem.ut annuntient in Sion nomen Domini, et laudem ejus in Jerusalem :
23In the assembling of the people together in one, and kings to serve our Lord.In the assembling of the people together in one, and kings to serve our Lord.In the assembling of the people together in one, and kinges to serue our Lord.in conveniendo populos in unum, et reges, ut serviant Domino.
24He answered him in the way of his strength: Show me the fewness of my days.He answered him in the way of his strength: Show me the fewness of my days.He answered him in the way of his strength: Shew me the fewnes of my daies.Respondit ei in via virtutis suæ : Paucitatem dierum meorum nuntia mihi :
25Call me not back in the half of my days: thy years are unto generation and generation.Call me not back in the half of my days: thy years are unto generation and generation.Cal me not backe lin the halfe of my daies: thy yeares are vnto generation and generation.ne revoces me in dimidio dierum meorum, in generationem et generationem anni tui.
26In the beginning O Lord thou didst found the earth: and the heavens are the works of thy hands.In the beginning O Lord thou didst found the earth: and the heavens are the works of thy hands.In the beginning ô Lord thou didst found the earth: and the heauens are the workes of thy hands.Initio tu, Domine, terram fundasti, et opera manuum tuarum sunt cæli.
27They shall perish, but thou art permanent: and they shall all wax old as a garment. And as a vesture thou shalt change them, and they shall be changed:They shall perish, but thou art permanent: and they shall all wax old as a garment. And as a vesture thou shalt change them, and they shall be changed:They mshal perish, but thou art permanent: and they shal al waxe old as a garment. And as a vesture thou shalt change them, and they shal be changed:Ipsi peribunt, tu autem permanes ; et omnes sicut vestimentum veterascent. Et sicut opertorium mutabis eos, et mutabuntur ;
28but thou art the selfsame, and thy years shall not fail.but thou art the selfsame, and thy years shall not fail.but thou art the selfe same, and thy yeares shal not faile.tu autem idem ipse es, et anni tui non deficient.
29The children of thy servants shall inhabit: and their seed shall be directed for ever.The children of thy servants shall inhabit: and their seed shall be directed for ever.The children of thy seruantes shal inhabite: and ntheir seede shal be directed for euer.Filii servorum tuorum habitabunt, et semen eorum in sæculum dirigetur.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition. Also available: Plantin Louvain (Latin).