Psalm 109: Christ’s Dignities. Act of Submission to the Eucharistic King.

The threefold office of the Messiah as King, Priest and Judge. This psalm tells of the divinity if Christ and the perpetual character of the Incarnation. It foretells Christ’s final triumph over his enemies.

Parallel Latin-English Psalter: Psalms Index

Psalm 109: Prayer Audio in Latin

{109:1} Psalmus David. Dixit Dominus Domino meo: Sede a dextris meis: Donec ponam inimicos tuos, scabellum pedum tuorum.
{109:1} A Psalm of David. The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”

{109:2} Virgam virtutis tuæ emittet Dominus ex Sion: dominare in medio inimicorum tuorum.
{109:2} The Lord will send forth the scepter of your virtue from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies.

{109:3} Tecum principium in die virtutis tuæ in splendoribus sanctorum: ex utero ante luciferum genui te.
{109:3} It is with you from the beginning, in the day of your virtue, in the splendor of the saints. From conception, before the light-bearer, I begot you.

{109:4} Iuravit Dominus, et non pœnitebit eum: Tu es sacerdos in æternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech.
{109:4} The Lord has sworn, and he will not repent: “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”

{109:5} Dominus a dextris tuis, confregit in die iræ suæ reges.
{109:5} The Lord is at your right hand. He has broken kings in the day of his wrath.

{109:6} Iudicabit in nationibus, implebit ruinas: conquassabit capita in terra multorum.
{109:6} He will judge between the nations; he will fill up ruination. He will shatter heads in the land of the many.

{109:7} De torrente in via bibet: propterea exaltabit caput.
{109:7} He will drink from the torrent on the way. Because of this, he will exalt the head.

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