103 — Salmi

1For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art exceedingly great. Thou hast put on praise and beauty:Dello stesso Davidde. Benedici il Signore, o anima mia: Signore Dio mio, tu ti se' glorificato potentemente. Ti se' rivestito di gloria, e di splendidezza:To Dauid him self. MY soule blesse thou our Lord: ô Lord my God thou art magnified excedingly.Ipsi David. Benedic, anima mea, Domino: / Domine Deus meus, magnificatus es vehementer. / Confessionem et decorem induisti, 2And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:cinto di luce come di veste. Tu stendi il cielo come un padiglione,Thou hast put on confession and beautie: being clothed with light as with a garment: Stretching out the heauen as a skinne:amictus lumine sicut vestimento. / Extendens cælum sicut pellem, 3Who coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds.e di acque e cuopri la parte sua superiore. Tu, che monti sopra le nuvole, o cammini sull'ali de' venti.which couerest the higher partes therof with waters. Which makest the cloude for thee to ascend on: which walkest vpon the winges of windes.qui tegis aquis superiora ejus: / qui ponis nubem ascensum tuum; / qui ambulas super pennas ventorum: 4Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.Che i tuoi Angeli fai (come) venti, e i tuoi ministri fuoco fiammante.Which makest spirites thine Angels: and thy ministers a burning fyre.qui facis angelos tuos spiritus, / et ministros tuos ignem urentem. 5Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever.Tu, che la terra fondasti sopra la propria stabilità: ella non varierà di sito giammai.Which hast founded the earth vpon the stabilitie therof: it shal not be inclined for euer and euer:Qui fundasti terram super stabilitatem suam: / non inclinabitur in sæculum sæculi. 6The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand.L'abisso quasi veste la cinge: si innalzeranno le acque sopra de' monti.The depth, as a garment, is his clothing: vpon the mountaines shal waters stand.Abyssus sicut vestimentum amictus ejus; / super montes stabunt aquæ. 7At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear.Alle tue minacce elleno fuggiranno: si atterriranno al tuono della tua voce.At thy reprehention they shal flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shal feare.Ab increpatione tua fugient; / a voce tonitrui tui formidabunt.

8The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast founded for them.Si alzano i monti, e si appianan le valli ne' luoghi, che tu loro assegnasti.The mountaines ascend: and the plaine fildes descend into the place, which thou hast founded for them.Ascendunt montes, et descendunt campi, / in locum quem fundasti eis. 9Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth.Fissasti un termine alle acque, cui elle non trapasseranno: e non torneranno a coprire la terra.Thou hast set a bound, which they shal not passe ouer: neither shal they returne to couer the earth.Terminum posuisti quem non transgredientur, / neque convertentur operire terram. 10Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.Tu nelle valli fai scaturir le fontane, filtrando le acque pel seno de' monti.Which sendestforth fontaines in the valles: betwen the middest of mountaines shal waters passe.Qui emittis fontes in convallibus; / inter medium montium pertransibunt aquæ. 11All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst.Con esse saranno abbeverate tutte mie bestie de' campi: queste sospirano gli asini salvatici quando sono assetati.Al the beastes of the filde shal drinke: the wilde asses shal expect in their thirst.Potabunt omnes bestiæ agri; / expectabunt onagri in siti sua. 12Over them the birds of the air shall dwell: from the midst of the rocks they shall give forth their voices.Presso di esse abitano gli uccelli dell'aria: di mezzo ai sassi fanno udire le loro voci.Ouer them shal the foules of the ayre inhabite: out of the middes of rockes they shal geueforth voices.Super ea volucres cæli habitabunt; / de medio petrarum dabunt voces. 13Thou waterest the hills from thy upper rooms: the earth shall be filled with the fruit of thy works:Tu da' superiori luoghi innaffi i monti: de' frutti, che son tuo lavoro, sarà saziata la terra.Watering the mountaines from his higher places: of the fruite of thy worke shal the earth be filled:Rigans montes de superioribus suis; / de fructu operum tuorum satiabitur terra: 14Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth:Tu produci il fieno per le bestie, e gli erbaggi in servigio degli uomini. Per trarre dalla terra il pane,Bringing forth grasse for beastes, and herbe for the seruice of men. That thou mayst bring forth bread out of the earth:producens fœnum jumentis, / et herbam servituti hominum, / ut educas panem de terra,

15And that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man’s heart.e il vino letificante il cuor dell'uomo. E perch'ei possa esilarar sua faccia coll'olio, e col pane le sue forze corrobori.and wine may make the hart of man ioyful: That he may make the face chereful with oile: and bread may confirme the hart of man.et vinum lætificet cor hominis: / ut exhilaret faciem in oleo, / et panis cor hominis confirmet. 16The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:Avranno a sazietà nudrimento gli alberi della campagna, e i cedri del Libano, i quali egli piantò:The trees of the silde shal be filled, and the ceders of Libanus, which he hath planted:Saturabuntur ligna campi, / et cedri Libani quas plantavit: 17There the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron.ivi faranno a loro nidi gli augelli. La casa della cicogna sovrasta ad essi:there sparowes shal make their nest. The house of the hearne is the leader of them:illic passeres nidificabunt: / herodii domus dux est eorum. 18The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins.gli alti monti servon di asilo ai cervi, i massi agli spinosi.the high mountaines for hartes: the rocke a refuge for the Irchins.Montes excelsi cervis; / petra refugium herinaciis. 19He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.Egli fece la luna per la distinzione de' tempi: il sole sa dove abbia da tramontare.He made the moone for seasons: the sunne knoweth his going downe.Fecit lunam in tempora; / sol cognovit occasum suum. 20Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about:Tu ordinasti le tenebre, e si fe' notte: nel tempo di essa vanno attorno le bestie selvagge.Thou didst appoint darkenes, and night was made: in it shal al the beastes of the wood passe.Posuisti tenebras, et facta est nox; / in ipsa pertransibunt omnes bestiæ silvæ: 21The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.I leoncini ruggiscono bramosi di preda, e da Dio chieggono il loro nudrimento.The whelpes of lions roaring, to rauen, and to seeke of God meate for themselues.catuli leonum rugientes ut rapiant, / et quærant a Deo escam sibi. 22The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens.Ma spunta il sole, ed ei si ritirano in truppa, e nelle tane loro si sdraiano.The sunne is risen, and they are gathered together: and in their couches they shal be placed.Ortus est sol, et congregati sunt, / et in cubilibus suis collocabuntur.

23Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening.Se ne va l'uomo alle sue faccende, e a' suoi lavori infino alla sera.Man shal goe forth to his worke: and to his working vntil euening.Exibit homo ad opus suum, / et ad operationem suam usque ad vesperum. 24How great are thy works, O Lord? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches.Quanto grandiose son le opere sue, o Signore! ogni cosa hai tu fatto con sapienza: la terra è piena di tue ricchezze.How magnified are thy workes ô Lord! thou hast made al thinges in wisedom: the earth is filled with thy possession.Quam magnificata sunt opera tua, Domine ! / omnia in sapientia fecisti; / impleta est terra possessione tua. 25So is this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number: Creatures little and great.Questo gran mare, e spazioso nelle sue braccia: in esso animali che non han numero. Animali piccoli, e grandi:This great sea, and very large, there are creeping beastes, wherof there is no number. Litle beastes with great:Hoc mare magnum et spatiosum manibus; / illic reptilia quorum non est numerus: / animalia pusilla cum magnis. 26There the ships shall go. This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein.ivi cammineranno le navi. Ivi quel dragone, cui tu formasti perché vi scherzi:there shippes shal passe. This dragon, whom thou madest to delude:Illic naves pertransibunt; / draco iste quem formasti ad illudendum ei. 27All expect of thee that thou give them food in season.tutte le cose aspettan da te, che tu dia loro sostentamento nel tempo opportuno.al expect of thee that thou geue them meate in season.Omnia a te expectant / ut des illis escam in tempore. 28What thou givest to them they shall gather up: when thou openest thy hand, they shall all be filled with good.Tu lo dai, ed elleno lo raccolgono: quando tu allarghi la mano tutte le cose son ricolme di bene.Thou geuing vnto them, they shal gather it: thou opening thy hand, al shal be filled with bountie.Dante te illis, colligent; / aperiente te manum tuam, omnia implebuntur bonitate. 29But if thou turnest away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou shalt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and shall return to their dust.Ma quando tu rivolgi altrove la faccia, tutte le cose sono in turbamento: tu le privi di spirito, e vengon meno, e ritornano nella lor polvere.But thou turning away the face, they shal be trubled: thou shalt take away their spirite, and they shal faile, and shal returne into their dust.Avertente autem te faciem, turbabuntur; / auferes spiritum eorum, et deficient, / et in pulverem suum revertentur.

30Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.Manderai lo spirito tuo, e saranno create, e l'innovellerai la faccia della terra.Thou shalt sendforth thy spirit, and they shal be created: and thou shalt renewe the face of the earth.Emittes spiritum tuum, et creabuntur, / et renovabis faciem terræ. 31May the glory of the Lord endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.Sia celebrata pe' secoli la gloria del Signore: si allegrerà il Signore nelle opere sue:Be the glorie of our Lord for euer: our Lord wil reioice in his workes:Sit gloria Domini in sæculum; / lætabitur Dominus in operibus suis. 32He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.Ei, che mira la terra, e la fa tremare: tocca i monti, e gettan fumo.Who looketh vpon the earth, & maketh it to tremble: who toucheth the mountaines, and they smoke.Qui respicit terram, et facit eam tremere; / qui tangit montes, et fumigant. 33I will sing to the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.Io canterò il Signore finché viverò: a lui darò laude fino che io sarò.I wil chaunte to our Lord in my life: I wil sing to my God as long as I am.Cantabo Domino in vita mea; / psallam Deo meo quamdiu sum. 34Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.Siano accette a lui le mie parole: quanto a me il mio diletto sarà nel Signore.Let my speach be acceptable to him: but I wil take delight in our Lord.Jucundum sit ei eloquium meum; / ego vero delectabor in Domino. 35Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the unjust, so that they be no more: O my soul, bless thou the Lord.Spariscano dalla terra i peccatori, gli iniqui talmente che più non siano: benedici, anima mia, il Signore.Let sinners faile from the earth, and the vniust, so that they be not: my soule blesse thou our Lord.Deficiant peccatores a terra, / et iniqui, ita ut non sint. / Benedic, anima mea, Domino.