Laudate, pueri.
God is to be praised for his regard to the poor and humble.
Alleluia.
112:1. Praise the Lord, ye children: praise ye the name of the Lord.
112:2. Blessed be the name of the Lord, from henceforth now and for
ever.
112:3. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same,
the name of the Lord is worthy of praise.
112:4. The Lord is high above all nations; and his glory above the
heavens.
112:5. Who is as the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high:
112:6. And looketh down on the low things in heaven and in earth?
112:7. Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor out
of the dunghill:
112:8. That he may place him with princes, with the princes of his
people.
112:9. Who maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house, the joyful mother
of children.