Laudate Dominum

Laudate Dominum are the opening words of Psalm 116 (Greek numbering) or 117 (Hebrew numbering) in Latin. As with the other Psalms, "Laudate Dominum" is concluded with a trinitarian doxology (Gloria Patri) when used in Roman Catholic liturgy^[1]. In Catholic churches, the Psalm may be sung after the blessing at the devotional service called Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament^[2].

Text

Latin text

English translation

Laudate Dominum omnes gentes

Laudate eum, omnes populi

Quoniam confirmata est

Super nos misericordia eius,

Et veritas Domini manet in aeternum.

Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto.

Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper.

Et in saecula saeculorum.

Amen.

Praise the Lord, all nations;

Praise Him, all people.

For He has bestowed

His mercy upon us,

And the truth of the Lord endures forever.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning, is now, and forever,

and for generations of generations.

Amen.

Perhaps the most famous musical setting of the text is Mozart's, in which it is sung by soprano solo with chorus and is the fifth of six parts of a larger piece known as the Vesperae solennes de confessore (K.339).

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References

^ Fortescue, Adrian. "Doxology." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 6 Oct. 2009 <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05150a.htm>
^ The Benedictines of Solesmes, ed. Liber Usualis, p.1853. New York: Desclee Company, 1961.

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[1] Fortescue, Adrian. "Doxology." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 6 Oct. 2009 <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05150a.htm>

[2] The Benedictines of Solesmes, ed. Liber Usualis, p.1853. New York: Desclee Company, 1961.

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