Original Douay-Rheims 1582–1610 First English Vulgate Translation
Douay-Rheims Challoner 1752 Douay-Rheims Revision
1 Praising, to David himself. I will exalt thee my God the King: and I will bless thy name for ever and for ever.
1 I will extol thee, O God my king: and I will bless thy name forever; yea, forever and ever. The Lord is faithful in all his words: and holy in all his works.
2 Every day will I bless thee: and will praise thy name for ever, and for ever and ever.
2 Every day will I bless thee: and I will praise thy name forever; yea, forever and ever.
3 Great is our Lord and exceeding laudable, and of his greatness there is no end.
3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end.
4 Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall pronounce thy power.
4 Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy power.
5 They shall speak the magnificence of the glory of thy holiness: and shall tell thy marvelous works.
5 They shall speak of the magnificence of the glory of thy holiness: and shall tell thy wondrous works.
6 And they shall tell the force of thy terrible things: and shall declare thy greatness:
6 And they shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and shall declare thy greatness.
7 They shall utter the memory of the aboundance of thy sweetness: and in thy justice they shall rejoice.
7 They shall publish the memory of the abundance of thy sweetness: and shall rejoice in thy justice.
8 Our Lord is pitiful and merciful: patient and very merciful.
8 The Lord is gracious and merciful: patient and plenteous in mercy.
9 Our Lord is sweet to all: and his commiserations are over all his works.
9 The Lord is sweet to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
10 Let all thy works, o Lord, confess to thee: and let thy Saints bless thee.
10 Let all thy works, O Lord, praise thee: and let thy saints bless thee.
11 They shall tell the glory of thy kingdom: and shall speak thy might.
11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom: and shall tell of thy power:
12 That they may make thy might known to the children of men: and the glory of the magnificence of thy kingdom.
12 To make thy might known to the sons of men: and the glory of the magnificence of thy kingdom.
13 Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all worlds: and thy dominion in all generation and generation. Our Lord is faithful in all his words, and holy in all his works.
13 Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages: and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
14 Our Lord lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are bruised.
14 The Lord lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are cast down.
15 The eyes of all hope in thee, o Lord: and thou givest their meat in time convenient.
15 The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord: and thou givest them meat in due season.
16 Thou openest thy hand: and fillest every living creature with blessing.
16 Thou openest thy hand, and fillest with blessing every living creature.
17 Our Lord is just in all his ways: and holy in all his works.
17 The Lord is just in all his ways: and holy in all his works.
18 Our Lord is near to all that invocate him: to all that invocate him in truth.
18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: to all that call upon him in truth.
19 He will do the will of them that fear him, and will hear their prayer, and save them.
19 He will do the will of them that fear him: and he will hear their prayer, and save them.
20 Our Lord keepeth all that love him: and he will destroy all sinners.
20 The Lord keepeth all them that love him; but all the wicked he will destroy.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of our Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever, and for ever and ever.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name forever; yea, forever and ever.