Tuesday Lauds

The first part of Lauds is in the Ordinary

COMMENTARY

Psalmus 95.  Cantate Domino

Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum: * cantáte Dómino, omnis terra.
2  Cantáte Dómino, et benedícite nómini ejus: * annuntiáte de die in diem salutáre ejus.
3  Annuntiáte inter gentes glóriam ejus, * in ómnibus pópulis mirabília ejus.
4  Quóniam magnus Dóminus, et laudábilis nimis: * terríbilis est super omnes deos.
5  Quóniam omnes dii Géntium dæmónia: * Dóminus autem cælos fecit.
6  Conféssio, et pulchritúdo in conspéctu ejus: * sanctimónia et magnificéntia in sanctificatióne ejus.
7  Afférte Dómino, pátriæ Géntium, afférte Dómino glóriam et honórem: * afférte Dómino glóriam nómini ejus.
8  Tóllite hóstias, et introíte in átria ejus: * adoráte Dóminum in átrio sancto ejus.
9  Commoveátur a fácie ejus univérsa terra: * dícite in Géntibus quia Dóminus regnávit.
10  Etenim corréxit orbem terræ qui non commovébitur: * judicábit pópulos in æquitáte.
11  Læténtur cæli, et exsúltet terra: commoveátur mare et plenitúdo ejus: * gaudébunt campi, et ómnia quæ in eis sunt.
12  Tunc exsultábunt ómnia ligna silvárum a fácie Dómini, quia venit: * quóniam venit judicáre terram.
13  Judicábit orbem terræ in æquitáte, * et pópulos in veritáte sua.

O sing unto the Lord a new song; * sing unto the Lord, all the whole earth.
2  Sing unto the Lord, and bless ye his Name; * be telling of his salvation from day to day.
3  Declare his glory among the heathen, * and his wonders among all peoples.
4  For the Lord is great, and exceeding worthy to be praised; * he is to be feared above all gods.
5  For all the gods of the heathen, they are but devils; * but it is the Lord that made the heavens.
6  Praise and beauty are before him; * holiness and majesty are in his sanctuary.
7  Bring ye to the Lord, O ye kindreds of the nations, bring ye to the Lord glory and honour : * bring ye to the Lord the honour due unto his Name.
8  Bring ye sacrifices, and come into his courts : * O worship the Lord in his holy court.
9  Let the whole earth be moved at his presence : * tell it out among the heathen, that the Lord is King.
10  For he hath corrected the round world, which shall not be moved; * he shall judge the peoples with justice.
11  Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, let the sea be moved and all the fulness thereof : * the fields shall be joyful, and all that is in them.
12  Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord, for he cometh : * yea, he cometh to judge the earth..
13  He shall judge the world with justice, * and the peoples with his truth.

Psalmus 42.  Judica me, Deus

Júdica me, Deus, et discérne causam meam de gente non sancta, * ab hómine iníquo, et dolóso érue me.
2  Quia tu es, Deus, fortitúdo mea: * quare me repulísti? et quare tristis incédo, dum afflígit me inimícus?
3  Emítte lucem tuam et veritátem tuam: * ipsa me deduxérunt, et adduxérunt in montem sanctum tuum, et in tabernácula tua.
4  Et introíbo ad altáre Dei: * ad Deum, qui lætíficat juventútem meam.
5  Confitébor tibi in cíthara, Deus, Deus meus: * quare tristis es, ánima mea? et quare contúrbas me?
6  Spera in Deo, quóniam adhuc confitébor illi: * salutáre vultus mei, et Deus meus.

Psalm 42.  Judica me, Deus

Judge me, O God, and defend my cause from the ungodly people; * O deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man.
2  For thou art the God of my strength; * why hast thou put me from thee? and why go I mourning, whilst the enemy oppresseth me?
3  O send out thy light and thy truth, * they have led me, and brought me unto thy holy hill, and into thy dwelling.
4  I will go unto the altar of God, * even to God that giveth joy to my youth.
5  And upon the harp will I give thanks unto thee, O God, my God : * why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou trouble me?
6  O put thy trust in God, for I will yet praise him, * the salvation of my countenance, and my God.

Psalmus 66.  Deus, misereatur nostri

Deus misereátur nostri, et benedícat nobis: * illúminet vultum suum super nos, et misereátur nostri.
2  Ut cognoscámus in terra viam tuam, * in ómnibus Géntibus salutáre tuum.
3  Confiteántur tibi pópuli, Deus: * confiteántur tibi pópuli omnes.
4  Læténtur et exsúltent Gentes: * quóniam júdicas pópulos in æquitáte, et Gentes in terra dírigis.
5  Confiteántur tibi pópuli, Deus, confiteántur tibi pópuli omnes: * terra dedit fructum suum.
6  Benedícat nos Deus, Deus noster, benedícat nos Deus: * et métuant eum omnes fines terræ.

Psalm 66.  Deus, misereatur nostri

God be merciful unto us, and bless us, * and shew us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us;
2  That we may know thy way upon earth, * thy salvation amongst all nations.
3  Let the peoples praise thee, O God; * yea, let all the peoples praise thee.
4  O let the nations rejoice and be glad; * for thou judgest the people with justice, and govern the nations upon earth.
5  Let the peoples praise thee, O God; yea, let all the peoples praise thee : * the earth hath brought forth her increase.
6  God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing, yea, God shall bless us; * and all the ends of the world shall fear him.

Canticum Tobiæ.      Tob. 13. 1.

Magnus es, Dómine, in ætérnum: * et in ómnia sæcula regnum tuum:
2  Quóniam tu flagéllas, et salvas: dedúcis ad ínferos, et redúcis: * et non est qui effúgiat manum tuam.
3  Confitémini Dómino, fílii Israël, * et in conspéctu géntium laudáte eum:
4  Quóniam ídeo dispérsit vos inter Gentes, quæ ignórant eum, * ut vos enarrétis mirabília ejus,
5  Et faciátis scire eos, * quia non est álius Deus omnípotens præter eum.
6  Ipse castigávit nos propter iniquitátes nostras: * et ipse salvábit nos propter misericórdiam suam.
7  Aspícite ergo quæ fecit nobíscum, et cum timóre et tremóre confitémini illi: * Regémque sæculórum exaltáte in opéribus vestris.
8  Ego autem in terra captivitátis meæ confitébor illi: * quóniam osténdit majestátem suam in gentem peccatrícem.
9  Convertímini ítaque, peccatóres, et fácite justítiam coram Deo, * credéntes quod fáciat vobíscum misericórdiam suam:
10  Ego autem, et ánima mea * in eo lætábimur.
11  Benedícite Dóminum, omnes elécti ejus: * ágite dies lætítiæ, et confitémini illi.

Canticle of Tobias.      Tob. 13. 1.

Thou art great, O Lord, for ever : * and thy kingdom endureth unto all ages:
2  For thou scourgest, and thou savest: thou leadest down to hell, and bringest up again : * and there is none that can escape thy hand.
3  Give glory unto the Lord, ye Children of Israel; * and praise ye him in the sight of the heathen.
4  Because he hath therefore scattered you among the heathen, who know not him, * and that ye may declare his wondrous works.
5  And make them known, * that there is no other almighty God besides him.
6  He hath chastised us for our wickedness, * and he will save us for his own mercy.
7  See then what he hath done with us, and with fear and trembling give ye glory unto him : * and extol the everlasting King in your works.
8  As for me, I will praise him in the land of my captivity : * because he hath shewn his majesty toward a sinful nation.
9  Turn ye then, ye sinners, and do righteousness before God, * believing that he will shew his mercy unto you?
10  And I and my soul * will rejoice in him.
11  Bless ye the Lord, all ye his elect : * keep the days of rejoicing, and give glory unto him.

Psalmus 134.  Laudate nomen Domini

Laudáte nomen Dómini, * laudáte, servi Dóminum.
2  Qui statis in domo Dómini, * in átriis domus Dei nostri.
3  Laudáte Dóminum, quia bonus Dóminus: * psállite nómini ejus, quóniam suáve.
4  Quóniam Jacob elégit sibi Dóminus, * Israël in possessiónem sibi.
5  Quia ego cognóvi quod magnus est Dóminus, * et Deus noster præ ómnibus diis.
6  Omnia quæcúmque vóluit, Dóminus fecit in cælo, et in terra, * in mari, et in ómnibus abyssis.
7  Edúcens nubes ab extrémo terræ: * fúlgura in plúviam fecit.
8  Qui prodúcit ventos de thesáuris suis: * qui percússit primogénita Ægypti ab hómine usque ad pecus.
9  Et misit signa, et prodígia in médio tui, Ægypte: * in Pharaónem, et in omnes servos ejus.
10  Qui percússit gentes multas: * et occídit reges fortes:
11  Sehon, regem Amorrhæórum, et Og, regem Basan, * et ómnia regna Chánaan.
12  Et dedit terram eórum hereditátem, * hereditátem Israël, pópulo suo.
13  Dómine, nomen tuum in ætérnum: * Dómine, memoriále tuum in generatiónem et generatiónem.
14  Quia judicábit Dóminus pópulum suum: * et in servis suis deprecábitur.
15  Simulácra Géntium argéntum et aurum: * ópera mánuum hóminum.
16  Os habent, et non loquéntur: * óculos habent, et non vidébunt.
17  Aures habent, et non áudient: * neque enim est spíritus in ore ipsórum.
18  Símiles illis fiant qui fáciunt ea: * et omnes qui confídunt in eis.
19  Domus Israël,  benedícite Dómino: * domus Aaron, benedícite Dómino.
20  Domus Levi, benedícite Dómino: * qui timétis Dóminum, benedícite Dómino.
21  Benedíctus Dóminus ex Sion, * qui hábitat in Jerúsalem.

Psalm 134.  Laudate nomen Domini

O praise ye the Name of the Lord; * give praise, O ye servants of the Lord.
2  Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, * even in the courts of the house of our God.
3  O praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious; * O sing praises unto his Name, for it is lovely.
4  For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, * and Israel for his own possession.
5  For I have known that the Lord is great, * and that our God is above all gods.
6  Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth; * and in the sea, and in all deep places.
7  He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world, * and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain.
8  He bringeth forth the winds out of his treasuries : * he smote the firstborn of Egypt, from man even unto beast.
9  He sent forth signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O thou land of Egypt; * upon Pharaoh, and all his servants.
10  He smote divers nations, * and slew mighty kings:
11  Sihon, king of the Amorites; and Og, the king of Bashan; * and all the kingdoms of Canaan;
12  And gave their land to be an heritage, * even an heritage unto Israel his people.
13  Thy Name, O Lord, endureth for ever; * thy memorial, O Lord, from one generation to another.
14  For the Lord will judge his people, * and will be entreated in favour of his servants.
15  The idols of the heathen are but silver and gold; * the work of men's hands.
16  They have mouths, and speak not; * eyes have they, but they see not.
17  They have ears, and yet they hear not; * neither is there any breath in their mouths.
18  May they that make them be like unto them; * and all they that put their trust in them.
19  Bless the Lord, ye house of Israel; * bless the Lord, ye house of Aaron.
20  Bless the Lord, ye house of Levi; * ye that fear the Lord, bless ye the Lord.
21  Blessed be the Lord out of Sion, * who dwelleth at Jerusalem.

On Feastdays, unless otherwise specified in the Ordo, the Chapter and Brief Respond are taken from the Common of the Saints.