1 To the end, a Psalm of David, the Canticle of Jeremy, and Ezechiel, to the people of the transmigration, when they began to go forth.
1 To the end. A psalm of David. The canticle of Jeremias and Ezechiel to the people of the captivity, when they began to go out.
2 An hymn, o God, becometh thee in Sion: & a vow shall be rendered to thee in Jerusalem.
2 A hymn, O God, becometh thee in Sion: and a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem.
3 Hear my prayer: all flesh shall come to thee.
3 O hear my prayer: all flesh shall come to thee.
4 The words of the wicked have prevailed upon us: and thou wilt be propitious to our impieties.
4 The words of the wicked have prevailed over us: and thou wilt pardon our transgressions.
5 Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and taken: he shall dwell in thy courts.
5 Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thee: he shall dwell in thy courts. We shall be filled with the good things of thy house; holy is thy temple,
6 We shall be replenished in the goods of thy house: holy is thy temple, marvelous in equity. Hear us, o God our saviour, the hope of all the ends of the earth, and in the sea far.
6 Wonderful in justice. Hear us, O God our savior, who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and in the sea afar off.
7 Preparing mountains in thy strength, girded with might:
7 Thou who preparest the mountains by thy strength, being girded with power:
8 which troublest the depths of the sea, the sound of the waves thereof.
8 Who troublest the depth of the sea, the noise of its waves. The Gentiles shall be troubled,
9 The Gentiles shall be troubled, and they that inhabit the borders shall be afraid of thy signs: the out-goings of the morning and evening thou shalt delight.
9 And they that dwell in the uttermost borders shall be afraid at thy signs: thou shalt make the outgoings of the morning and of the evening to be joyful.
10 Thou hast visited the earth, and hast inebriated it: thou hast multiplied to enrich it. The river of God is replenished with waters, thou hast prepared their meat: because so is the preparation thereof.
10 Thou hast visited the earth, and hast plentifully watered it; thou hast many ways enriched it. The river of God is filled with water, thou hast prepared their food: for so is its preparation.
11 Inebriate her rivers, multiply her fruits: in her drops she shall rejoice springing.
11 Fill up plentifully the streams thereof, multiply its fruits; it shall spring up and rejoice in its showers.
12 Thou wilt bless the crown of the year of thy goodness: and thy fields shall be replenished with plenty.
12 Thou shalt bless the crown of the year of thy goodness: and thy fields shall be filled with plenty.
13 The beautiful places of the desert shall be fat: and the little hills shall be girded about with exultation.
13 The beautiful places of the wilderness shall grow fat: and the hills shall be girded about with joy,
14 The rams of the sheep are clothed, and the valleys shall abound with corn: they will cry, yea they will say an hymn.
14 The rams of the flock are clothed, and the vales shall abound with corn: they shall shout, yea they shall sing a hymn.