PSALTERIVM

PSALMVS CL — LAVDATE DOMINVM IN SANCTIS

Praise Ye the Lord in His Holy Places

Laudate Dominum in sanctis ejus is the Psalter's doxological conclusion, summoning every instrument and 'everything that hath breath' to praise. In the 1962 Breviary, it concludes Lauds and serves as the Psalter's climax. St. Augustine sees here the final consummation when all creation joins in eternal praise.

LATINE
Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius: laudate eum in firmamento virtutis eius.
Laudate eum in virtutibus eius: laudate eum secundum multitudinem magnitudinis eius.
Laudate eum in sono tubae: laudate eum in psalterio et cithara.
Laudate eum in tympano et choro: laudate eum in chordis et organo.
Laudate eum in cymbalis benesonantibus: laudate eum in cymbalis iubilationis.
Omnis spiritus laudet Dominum. Alleluia.
ENGLISH
Praise ye the Lord in his holy places: praise ye him in the firmament of his power.
Praise ye him for his mighty acts: praise ye him according to the multitude of his greatness.
Praise him with sound of trumpet: praise him with psaltery and harp.
Praise him with timbrel and choir: praise him with strings and organs.
Praise him on high sounding cymbals: praise him on cymbals of joy.
Let every spirit praise the Lord. Alleluia.
NOTA
FONS
Douay-Rheims (1609) / Vulgata
USUS
Lauds, Final praise
CONTEXT
The culmination of the Psalter. Ten 'Laudate' calls match the ten commandments. The final verse is the purpose of all creation: universal praise.