Praise of God the Creator, Helper of everyone, eternal King. The psalmist exhorts all to put their trust, not in man, but in God; for He is all powerful and good, especially towards the needy and oppressed.
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Psalm 145: Prayer Audio in Latin
{145:1} Alleluia, Aggæi, et Zachariæ.
{145:1} Alleluia. Of Haggai and Zachariah.
{145:2} Lauda anima mea Dominum, laudabo Dominum in vita mea: psallam Deo meo quamdiu fuero. Nolite confidere in principibus:
{145:2} Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord with my life. I will sing psalms to my God as long as I shall be. Do not trust in the leaders,
{145:3} in filiis hominum, in quibus non est salus.
{145:3} in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation.
{145:4} Exibit spiritus eius, et revertetur in terram suam: in illa die peribunt omnes cogitationes eorum.
{145:4} His spirit will depart, and he will return to his earth. In that day, all their thoughts will perish.
{145:5} Beatus, cuius Deus Iacob adiutor eius, spes eius in Domino Deo ipsius:
{145:5} Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob: his hope is in the Lord God himself,
{145:6} qui fecit cælum et terram, mare, et omnia, quæ in eis sunt.
{145:6} who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all the things that are in them.
{145:7} Qui custodit veritatem in sæculum, facit iudicium iniuriam patientibus: dat escam esurientibus. Dominus solvit compeditos:
{145:7} He preserves the truth forever. He executes judgment for those who suffer injury. He provides food for the hungry. The Lord releases those who are bound.
{145:8} Dominus illuminat cæcos. Dominus erigit elisos, Dominus diligit iustos.
{145:8} The Lord enlightens the blind. The Lord sets upright those who have been thrown down. The Lord loves the just.
{145:9} Dominus custodit advenas, pupillum et viduam suscipiet: et vias peccatorum disperdet.
{145:9} The Lord watches over new arrivals. He will support the orphan and the widow. And he will destroy the ways of sinners.
{145:10} Regnabit Dominus in sæcula, Deus tuus Sion, in generationem et generationem.
{145:10} The Lord shall reign forever: your God, O Zion, from generation to generation.
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