PSALTERIVM

PSALMVS CXVI — LAVDATE DOMINVM

O Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations

Laudate Dominum, omnes gentes is the shortest psalm in the Psalter, yet among the most sung. In the 1962 Breviary, it appears at Sunday Vespers. St. Paul quotes it in Romans 15 as proof that the Gentiles would praise God. Its brevity and universal scope make it the quintessential hymn of catholic worship.

LATINE
Laudate Dominum, omnes gentes: laudate eum, omnes populi.
Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia eius: et veritas Domini manet in aeternum.
ENGLISH
O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remaineth for ever.
NOTA
FONS
Douay-Rheims (1609) / Vulgata
USUS
Sunday Vespers, Universal praise
CONTEXT
Psalm 117 in Hebrew numbering. St. Paul quotes this psalm in Romans 15:11 to prove God's plan to include the Gentiles.