Laetatus sum in his quae dicta sunt mihi:
in domum Domini ibimus.
I rejoiced when they said to me,
“We will go to the house of the Lord!”
Translation: Dr. Kate Helsen, London, Ontario, Canada
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Stantes erant pedes nostri in atriis tuis Ierusalem
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Vers. 2
Ierusalem quae aedificatur ut civitas,
cuius participatio eius in idipsum:
illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini,
ad confitendum nomini tuo, Domine.
Jerusalem is built like a city
in which everyone can share;
and to it the tribes go up, o Lord, the tribes of the Lord,
to praise your name.
Translation: Dr. Kate Helsen, London, Ontario, Canada
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Quia illic sederunt sedes in iudicio
sedes super domum David.
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Vers. 4
Rogate quæ ad pacem sunt Ierusalem
et plenitudo diligentibus te.
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Fiat pax in virtute tua:
et abundantia in turribus tuis.
Peace be in your strength,
and abundance in your towers!”
Translation: Dr. Kate Helsen, London, Ontario, Canada
