Psalm 71: The Kingdom of Peace. For The Spread of Christ's Kingdom

Psalm 71: The Kingdom of Peace. For The Spread of Christ’s Kingdom.

A description of the Messiah, the King of Peace, and of his eternal and universal reign. Righteousness of rule is the keynote of the psalm.

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Psalm 71: Prayer Audio in Latin

{71:1} Psalmus, In Salomonem.
{71:1} A Psalm according to Solomon.

{71:2} Deus iudicium tuum regi da: et iustitiam tuam filio regis: Iudicare populum tuum in iustitia, et pauperes tuos in iudicio.
{71:2} Give your judgment, O God, to the king, and your justice to the king’s son, to judge your people with justice and your poor with judgment.

{71:3} Suscipiant montes pacem populo: et colles iustitiam.
{71:3} Let the mountains take up peace for the people, and the hills, justice.

{71:4} Iudicabit pauperes populi, et salvos faciet filios pauperum: et humiliabit calumniatorem.
{71:4} He will judge the poor of the people, and he will bring salvation to the sons of the poor. And he will humble the false accuser.

{71:5} Et permanebit cum Sole, et ante Lunam, in generatione et generationem.
{71:5} And he will remain, with the sun and before the moon, from generation to generation.

{71:6} Descendet sicut pluvia in vellus: et sicut stillicidia stillantia super terram.
{71:6} He will descend like rain upon fleece, and like showers showering upon the earth.

{71:7} Orietur in diebus eius iustitia, et abundantia pacis: donec auferatur luna.
{71:7} In his days, justice will rise like the sun, with abundance of peace, until the moon is taken away.

{71:8} Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare: et a flumine usque ad terminos orbis terrarum.
{71:8} And he will rule from sea to sea and from the river to the limits of the whole world.

{71:9} Coram illo procident Æthiopes: et inimici eius terram lingent.
{71:9} In his sight, the Ethiopians will fall prostrate, and his enemies will lick the ground.

{71:10} Reges Tharsis, et insulæ munera offerent: reges Arabum, et Saba dona adducent:
{71:10} The kings of Tarshish and the islands will offer gifts. The kings of Arabia and of Seba will bring gifts.

{71:11} Et adorabunt eum omnes reges terræ: omnes gentes servient ei:
{71:11} And all the kings of the earth shall adore him. All nations will serve him.

{71:12} Quia liberabit pauperem a potente: et pauperem, cui non erat adiutor.
{71:12} For he will free the poor from the powerful, and the poor one who has no helper.

{71:13} Parcet pauperi et inopi: et animas pauperum salvas faciet.
{71:13} He will spare the poor and the indigent, and he will bring salvation to the souls of the poor.

{71:14} Ex usuris et iniquitate redimet animas eorum: et honorabile nomen eorum coram illo.
{71:14} He will redeem their souls from usuries and from iniquity, and their names shall be honorable in his sight.

{71:15} Et vivet, et dabitur ei de auro Arabiæ, et adorabunt de ipso semper: tota die benedicent ei.
{71:15} And he will live, and to him will be given from the gold of Arabia, and by him they will always adore. They will bless him all day long.

{71:16} Et erit firmamentum in terra in summis montium, superextolletur super Libanum fructus eius: et florebunt de civitate sicut fœnum terræ.
{71:16} And there will be a firmament on earth, at the summits of mountains: its fruits will be extolled above Lebanon, and those of the city will flourish like the grass of the earth.

{71:17} Sit nomen eius benedictum in sæcula: ante Solem permanet nomen eius. Et benedicentur in ipso omnes tribus terræ: omnes gentes magnificabunt eum.
{71:17} May his name be blessed forever; may his name remain before the sun. And all the tribes of the earth will be blessed in him. All nations will magnify him.

{71:18} Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel, qui facit mirabilia solus:
{71:18} Blessed is the Lord, God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.

{71:19} Et benedictum nomen maiestatis eius in æternum: et replebitur maiestate eius omnis terra: fiat, fiat.
{71:19} And blessed is the name of his majesty in eternity. And all the earth will be filled with his majesty. Amen. Amen.

{71:20} Defecerunt laudes David filii Iesse.
{71:20} The praises of David, the son of Jesse, have reached an end.


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