Lassus: Benedicite, gentes



Benedicite, gentes, Deum nostrum, et auditam facite vocem laudis ejus: qui posuit animam meam ad vitam, et non dedit in commotionem pedes meos. Benedictus Deus, qui non amovit orationem meam, et misericordiam suam a me.

O praise our God, ye people: and make the voice of his praise to be heard; Who holds our soul in life: and does not allow our feet to slip. Praised be God, who has not cast out my prayer: nor turned his mercy from me. (Psalm 66)

Peuples, bénissez notre Dieu, faites retentir sa louange ! Il a conservé la vie à notre âme, et il n'a pas permis que notre pied chancelât.  Béni soit Dieu, qui n'a pas rejeté ma prière, et qui ne m'a pas retiré sa bonté !