Psalm 114: Saved From Death. For One Whose Life Has Been Spared.

Thanksgiving for help in great danger. The prayer of one who is near death; God who watches over him, has come to his rescue and has saved his life.

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Psalm 114: Prayer Audio in Latin

{114:1} Alleluia. Dilexi, quoniam exaudiet Dominus vocem orationis meæ.
{114:1} Alleluia. I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer.

{114:2} Quia inclinavit aurem suam mihi: et in diebus meis invocabo.
{114:2} For he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon him.

{114:3} Circumdederunt me dolores mortis: et pericula inferni invenerunt me. Tribulationem et dolorem inveni:
{114:3} The sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation and sorrow.

{114:4} et nomen Domini invocavi. O Domine libera animam meam:
{114:4} And so, I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, free my soul.

{114:5} misericors Dominus, et iustus: et Deus noster miseretur.
{114:5} Merciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionate.

{114:6} Custodiens parvulos Dominus: humiliatus sum, et liberavit me.
{114:6} The Lord is the keeper of little ones. I was humbled, and he freed me.

{114:7} Convertere anima mea in requiem tuam: quia Dominus benefecit tibi.
{114:7} Turn again, my soul, to your rest. For the Lord has done good to you.

{114:8} Quia eripuit animam meam de morte: oculos meos a lacrymis, pedes meos a lapsu.
{114:8} For he has rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from slipping.

{114:9} Placebo Domino in regione vivorum.
{114:9} I will please the Lord in the land of the living.