Psalm 64

God is to be praised in his Church, to which all nations shall be called.

Does this psalm differ from what you were expecting? Don't be confused. There are two systems for arranging the psalms: the Septuagint and the Masoretic. We use the Septuagint system here. In the Masoretic system, which is used in most modern Bible translations, this psalm is called Psalm 65, and the previous psalm is known as Psalm 64.

English (Douay-Rheims)

1 To the end, a psalm of David. The canticle of Jeremiah and Ezechiel to the people of the captivity, when they began to go out. Of the captivity... That is, the people of the captivity of Babylon. This is not in the Hebrew, but is found in the ancient translation of the Septuagint.

2 A hymn, O God, becometh thee in Sion: and a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem.
3 O hear my prayer: all flesh shall come to thee.
4 The words of the wicked have prevailed over us: and thou wilt pardon our transgressions.
5 Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thee: he shall dwell in thy courts. We shall be filled with the good things of thy house; holy is thy temple,
6 Wonderful in justice. Hear us, O God our saviour, who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and in the sea afar off.
7 Thou who preparest the mountains by thy strength, being girded with power:
8 Who troublest the depth of the sea, the noise of its waves. The Gentiles shall be troubled,
9 And they that dwell in the uttermost borders shall be afraid at thy signs: thou shalt make the outgoings of the morning and of the evening to be joyful.
10 Thou hast visited the earth, and hast plentifully watered it; thou hast many ways enriched it. The river of God is filled with water, thou hast prepared their food: for so is its preparation.
11 Fill up plentifully the streams thereof, multiply its fruits; it shall spring up and rejoice in its showers.
12 Thou shalt bless the crown of the year of thy goodness: and thy fields shall be filled with plenty.
13 The beautiful places of the wilderness shall grow fat: and the hills shall be girded about with joy,
14 The rams of the flock are clothed, and the vales shall abound with corn: they shall shout, yea they shall sing a hymn.

Old Testament first published 1609 by the English College at Douay
New Testament first published 1582 by the English College at Rheims
Revised and Annotated 1749 by Bishop Richard Challoner
Imprimatur. +James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, September 1, 1899

Latin (Clementine Vulgate)

1 In finem. Psalmus David, canticum Jeremiæ et Ezechielis populo transmigrationis, cum inciperent exire.

2 Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion,
et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem.
3 Exaudi orationem meam;
ad te omnis caro veniet.
4 Verba iniquorum prævaluerunt super nos,
et impietatibus nostris tu propitiaberis.
5 Beatus quem elegisti et assumpsisti:
inhabitabit in atriis tuis.
Replebimur in bonis domus tuæ;
sanctum est templum tuum,
6 mirabile in æquitate.
Exaudi nos, Deus, salutaris noster,
spes omnium finium terræ, et in mari longe.
7 Præparans montes in virtute tua,
accinctus potentia;
8 qui conturbas profundum maris,
sonum fluctuum ejus.
Turbabuntur gentes,
9 et timebunt qui habitant terminos a signis tuis;
exitus matutini et vespere delectabis.
10 Visitasti terram, et inebriasti eam;
multiplicasti locupletare eam.
Flumen Dei repletum est aquis; parasti cibum illorum:
quoniam ita est præparatio ejus.
11 Rivos ejus inebria;
multiplica genimina ejus:
in stillicidiis ejus lætabitur germinans.
12 Benedices coronæ anni benignitatis tuæ,
et campi tui replebuntur ubertate.
13 Pinguescent speciosa deserti,
et exsultatione colles accingentur.
14 Induti sunt arietes ovium,
et valles abundabunt frumento;
clamabunt, etenim hymnum dicent.

Transcribed as part of the Clementine Vulgate Project
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