In finem. Psalmus David.
Unto the end. A psalm for David.
Psalmi 20
Psalms 20
Praise to God for Christ's exaltation after his passion.
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Domine, in virtute tua lætabitur rex, et super salutare tuum exsultabit vehementer.
In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.
Desiderium cordis ejus tribuisti ei, et voluntate labiorum ejus non fraudasti eum.
Thou hast given him his heart's desire: and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips.
Quoniam prævenisti eum in benedictionibus dulcedinis; posuisti in capite ejus coronam de lapide pretioso.
For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.
Vitam petiit a te, et tribuisti ei longitudinem dierum, in sæculum, et in sæculum sæculi.
He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.
Magna est gloria ejus in salutari tuo; gloriam et magnum decorem impones super eum.
His glory is great in thy salvation: glory and great beauty shalt thou lay upon him.
Quoniam dabis eum in benedictionem in sæculum sæculi; lætificabis eum in gaudio cum vultu tuo.
For thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance.
Quoniam rex sperat in Domino, et in misericordia Altissimi non commovebitur.
For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
Inveniatur manus tua omnibus inimicis tuis; dextera tua inveniat omnes qui te oderunt.
Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee.
Pones eos ut clibanum ignis in tempore vultus tui: Dominus in ira sua conturbabit eos, et devorabit eos ignis.
Thou shalt make them as an oven of fire, in the time of thy anger: the Lord shall trouble them in his wrath, and fire shall devour them.
Fructum eorum de terra perdes, et semen eorum a filiis hominum,
Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth: and their seed from among the children of men.
quoniam declinaverunt in te mala; cogitaverunt consilia quæ non potuerunt stabilire.
For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.
Quoniam pones eos dorsum; in reliquiis tuis præparabis vultum eorum.
For thou shalt make them turn their back: in thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face.
- In thy remnants thou shalt prepare their face: Or thou shalt set thy remnants against their faces. That is, thou shalt make them see what punishments remain for them hereafter from thy justice. Instead of remnants, St. Jerome renders it funes, that is, cords or strings, specifically, of the bow of divine justice, from which God directs his arrows against the faces of his enemies.
Exaltare, Domine, in virtute tua; cantabimus et psallemus virtutes tuas.
Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy own strength: we will sing and praise thy power.