Liber Psalmorum, 83

1. in finem pro torcularibus filiis Core psalmus

1. Unto the end, for the winepresses, a psalm for the sons of Core.

2. quam dilecta tabernacula tua Domine virtutum

2. How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of host!

3. concupiscit et defecit anima mea in atria Domini cor meum et caro mea exultavit in Deum vivum

3. my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh have rejoiced in the living God.

4. etenim passer invenit sibi domum et turtur nidum sibi ubi ponat pullos suos altaria tua Domine virtutum rex meus et Deus meus

4. For the sparrow hath found herself a house, and the turtle a nest for herself where she may lay her young ones: Thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my king and my God.

5. beati qui habitant in domo tua in sæcula sæculorum laudabunt te diapsalma

5. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, O Lord: they shall praise thee for ever and ever.

6. beatus vir cui est auxilium abs te ascensiones in corde suo disposuit

6. Blessed is the man whose help is from thee: in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps,

7. in valle lacrimarum in loco quem posuit

7. in the vale of tears, in the place which be hath set.

8. etenim benedictiones dabit legis dator ibunt de virtute in virtutem videbitur Deus deorum in Sion

8. For the lawgiver shall give a blessing, they shall go from virtue to virtue: the God of gods shall be seen in Sion.

9. Domine Deus virtutum exaudi orationem meam auribus percipe Deus Jacob diapsalma

9. O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob.

10. protector noster aspice Deus et respice in faciem christi tui

10. Behold, O God our protector: and look on the face of thy Christ.

11. quia melior est dies una in atriis tuis super milia elegi abiectus esse in domo Dei mei magis quam habitare in tabernaculis peccatorum

11. For better is one day in thy courts above thousands. I have chosen to be an abject in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.

12. quia misericordiam et veritatem diligit Deus gratiam et gloriam dabit Dominus

12. For God loveth mercy and truth: the Lord will give grace and glory.

13. non privabit bonis eos qui ambulant in innocentia Domine virtutum beatus vir qui sperat in te

13. He will not deprive of good things them that walk in innocence : O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.