115:11. I said in my excess: Every man is a liar.
115:12. What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things that he hath rendered to me?
115:13. I will take the chalice of salvation; and I will call upon the name of the Lord.
115:14. I will pay my vows to the Lord before all his people:
115:15. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
115:16. O Lord, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds:
115:17. I will sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.
115:18. I will pay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people:
115:19. In the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
Psalms Chapter 116
Laudate Dominum.
All nations are called upon to praise G.o.d for his mercy and truth.
Alleluia.
116:1. O Praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
116:2. For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remaineth for ever.
Psalms Chapter 117
Confitemini Domino.
The psalmist praiseth G.o.d for his delivery from evils: putteth his whole trust in him; and foretelleth the coming of Christ.
Alleluia.
117:1. Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
117:2. Let Israel now say, that he is good: that his mercy endureth for ever.
117:3. Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
117:4. Let them that fear the Lord now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
117:5. In my trouble I called upon the Lord: and the Lord heard me, and enlarged me.
117:6. The Lord is my helper: I will not fear what man can do unto me.
117:7. The Lord is my helper: and I will look over my enemies.
117:8. It is good to confide in the Lord, rather than to have confidence in man.
117:9. It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in princes.
117:10. All nations compa.s.sed me about; and, in the name of the Lord I have been revenged on them.
117:11. Surrounding me they compa.s.sed me about: and in the name of the Lord I have been revenged on them.
117:12. They surrounded me like bees, and they burned like fire among thorns: and in the name of the Lord I was revenged on them.
117:13. Being pushed I was overturned that I might fall: but the Lord supported me.
117:14. The Lord is my strength and my praise: and he is become my salvation.
117:15. The voice of rejoicing and of salvation is in the tabernacles of the just.
117:16. The right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength: the right hand of the Lord hath exalted me: the right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength.
117:17. I shall not die, but live: and shall declare the works of the Lord.
117:18. The Lord chastising hath chastised me: but he hath not delivered me over to death.
117:19. Open ye to me the gates of justice: I will go in to them, and give praise to the Lord.
117:20. This is the gate of the Lord, the just shall enter into it.
117:21. I will give glory to thee because thou hast heard me: and art become my salvation.
117:22. The stone which the builders rejected; the same is become the head of the corner.
117:23. This is the Lord"s doing, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
117:24. This is the day which the Lord hath made: let us be glad and rejoice therein.
117:25. O Lord, save me: O Lord, give good success.
117:26. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.
117:27. The Lord is G.o.d, and he hath shone upon us. Appoint a solemn day, with shady boughs, even to the horn of the altar.
117:28. Thou art my G.o.d, and I will praise thee: thou art my G.o.d, and I will exalt thee. I will praise thee, because thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
117:29. O praise ye the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms Chapter 118
Beati immaculati.