Laudate Dominum are the opening words of Psalm 116 (Greek numbering) or 117 (Hebrew numbering) in Latin. As with the other Psalms, "Laudate Dominum" is concluded with a trinitarian doxology (Gloria Patri) when used in Roman Catholic liturgy[1]. In Catholic churches, the Psalm may be sung after the blessing at the devotional service called Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
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- Laudate Dominum omnes gentes
- Laudate eum, omnes populi
- Quoniam confirmata est
- Super nos misericordia ejus,
- Et veritas Domini manet in aeternum.
- Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto.
- Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper.
- Et in saecula saeculorum.
- Amen.
| - Praise the Lord, all nations;
- Praise Him, all people.
- For He has bestowed
- His mercy upon us,
- And the truth of the Lord endures forever.
- Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
- as it was in the beginning, is now, and forever,
- and for generations of generations.
- Amen.
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Perhaps the most famous musical setting of the text is Mozart's, in which it is sung by soprano solo with chorus and is the fifth of six parts of a larger piece known as the Vesperae solennes de confessore (K.339). (wiki)
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