# The Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary

## Traditionally Attributed to St. Bonaventure

### A Fresh English Translation from the Latin

> **Edition status:** Reviewed English edition — revised September 2026. Published by The Marian Way.

## About This Work

This Marian Psalter invites the reader to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary and seek her intercession through 150 devotional compositions modeled on the biblical Psalms, followed by eight canticles, a hymn, and a creed. It is a distinct devotional work, not a translation of the biblical Psalter or the Church’s official Psalter.

The traditional attribution to St. Bonaventure is retained without asserting certain authorship; the work is also known under the name Pseudo-Bonaventure. This complete English edition follows Peltier’s 1868 printed Latin, preserving its Marian language, parallelism, and abbreviated doxologies.

Read these praises in the Catholic faith: Mary’s maternal help draws all its power from Jesus Christ, the one Redeemer, and leads us into closer union with him. The Church gives her a unique honor, while reserving divine worship to God. This is the framework in which this edition invites readers to understand its fervent historical language. The [Source and Editorial Notes](SOURCE_AND_EDITORIAL_NOTES.md) explain the attribution, strong expressions, Marian creed, and documented translation choices.

[Preface](#preface) · [Psalter](#the-psalter) · [Canticles](#canticles) · [Hymn](#hymn-in-the-manner-of-the-te-deum) · [Creed](#a-creed-in-the-manner-of-the-athanasian-creed)

# Preface

The Wise Man says:

> “Take hold of her, and she shall exalt you; you shall be glorified by her when you have embraced her. She shall give to your head an increase of graces, and a glorious crown shall protect you.”[^preface-1]

Glory to God in the highest, thanksgiving, and the voice of praise! At one time through prophetic mysteries, at another through oracles sent down from heaven, now through the reading of the Gospel, and now through the apostolic company, in many and various ways he most sincerely invites and urges us to honor the Virgin Mary, Queen of heaven and of the angels, so that through her holy merits—worthy of all esteem—he may snatch us from the prisons of hell and enroll us in the angelic host.

Although Solomon spoke the words above concerning Wisdom, the Holy Spirit nevertheless turns them, in a mystical sense, toward the surpassing Virgin Mary. In these words he entices you, my dearest friends, to love her; by various promises he draws and soothes your hearts toward embracing her. He assigns to you four wonderful gifts that you will obtain if so excellent a maiden is joined to you by a spiritual bond and embraced by you, with great reverence and devotion, in the arms of fervent desire. First, she brings you exaltation: “She shall exalt you.” Second, glorification: “You shall be glorified by her.” Third, an abundance of graces: “She shall give to your head an increase of graces.” Fourth, the unfading crown of perpetual flourishing: “A glorious crown shall protect you.”

Therefore I beg you, my dearest and most longed-for friends, not to reject so noble and beautiful a Virgin, nor to despise Mary, so wondrous and venerable a Virgin and Queen. If she sees herself despised by you, I do not say only that you will be deprived of such gifts, but that—God forbid—you may incur everlasting evils.

Accordingly, stretch forth your minds to serve her; prepare your hearts to praise and glorify her; loosen your tongues, and hasten with ready service to please her. Be assured that by drawing near to her you will remain more devout; by her touch, more pure; and by her embrace, more richly endowed and more radiant with virtue and grace.

And so, to give you some occasion for obtaining such great blessings, I send you this Psalter of the most holy Virgin. It was composed and fashioned from the small spark of my meager understanding, by her grace and help. In it you will exalt her with various praises: now her virginity and chastity, now her fruitfulness and holiness, and now her generosity or mercy. There you will extol her as full of every grace, filled with all knowledge, and enlightened by all wisdom and understanding. There you will bless the fruit of her glorious womb, the members of her holy body, and the prerogatives of her soul, mighty in every holiness. There, in praise of her, you will call upon the choirs of angels and saints, the nations of mankind, the islands of the peoples, heaven, the beauty of the heavenly lights, and the whole world.

There you will ask her to destroy the strength of spiritual enemies; to obtain for you the forgiveness of sins; to render the terrible Judge favorable toward you; to illumine your end by her presence; and to obtain for you joys that shall remain without end.

Therefore, my dearest friends, receive gratefully this very little gift of mine, first offered to you. Strive to draw fruit from it, and in it praise the Mother of God more often. Perhaps in her great kindness she will turn her loving face toward you, receive you into her love, revive and refresh your souls in this present life, and in future glory place upon your heads a crown of precious stone.

[^preface-1]: Proverbs 4:8–9, in the Latin form quoted by the author.

# The Psalter

[Psalm 1](#psalm-1) · [Psalm 2](#psalm-2) · [Psalm 3](#psalm-3) · [Psalm 4](#psalm-4) · [Psalm 5](#psalm-5) · [Psalm 6](#psalm-6) · [Psalm 7](#psalm-7) · [Psalm 8](#psalm-8) · [Psalm 9](#psalm-9) · [Psalm 10](#psalm-10)

[Psalm 11](#psalm-11) · [Psalm 12](#psalm-12) · [Psalm 13](#psalm-13) · [Psalm 14](#psalm-14) · [Psalm 15](#psalm-15) · [Psalm 16](#psalm-16) · [Psalm 17](#psalm-17) · [Psalm 18](#psalm-18) · [Psalm 19](#psalm-19) · [Psalm 20](#psalm-20)

[Psalm 21](#psalm-21) · [Psalm 22](#psalm-22) · [Psalm 23](#psalm-23) · [Psalm 24](#psalm-24) · [Psalm 25](#psalm-25) · [Psalm 26](#psalm-26) · [Psalm 27](#psalm-27) · [Psalm 28](#psalm-28) · [Psalm 29](#psalm-29) · [Psalm 30](#psalm-30)

[Psalm 31](#psalm-31) · [Psalm 32](#psalm-32) · [Psalm 33](#psalm-33) · [Psalm 34](#psalm-34) · [Psalm 35](#psalm-35) · [Psalm 36](#psalm-36) · [Psalm 37](#psalm-37) · [Psalm 38](#psalm-38) · [Psalm 39](#psalm-39) · [Psalm 40](#psalm-40)

[Psalm 41](#psalm-41) · [Psalm 42](#psalm-42) · [Psalm 43](#psalm-43) · [Psalm 44](#psalm-44) · [Psalm 45](#psalm-45) · [Psalm 46](#psalm-46) · [Psalm 47](#psalm-47) · [Psalm 48](#psalm-48) · [Psalm 49](#psalm-49) · [Psalm 50](#psalm-50)

[Psalm 51](#psalm-51) · [Psalm 52](#psalm-52) · [Psalm 53](#psalm-53) · [Psalm 54](#psalm-54) · [Psalm 55](#psalm-55) · [Psalm 56](#psalm-56) · [Psalm 57](#psalm-57) · [Psalm 58](#psalm-58) · [Psalm 59](#psalm-59) · [Psalm 60](#psalm-60)

[Psalm 61](#psalm-61) · [Psalm 62](#psalm-62) · [Psalm 63](#psalm-63) · [Psalm 64](#psalm-64) · [Psalm 65](#psalm-65) · [Psalm 66](#psalm-66) · [Psalm 67](#psalm-67) · [Psalm 68](#psalm-68) · [Psalm 69](#psalm-69) · [Psalm 70](#psalm-70)

[Psalm 71](#psalm-71) · [Psalm 72](#psalm-72) · [Psalm 73](#psalm-73) · [Psalm 74](#psalm-74) · [Psalm 75](#psalm-75) · [Psalm 76](#psalm-76) · [Psalm 77](#psalm-77) · [Psalm 78](#psalm-78) · [Psalm 79](#psalm-79) · [Psalm 80](#psalm-80)

[Psalm 81](#psalm-81) · [Psalm 82](#psalm-82) · [Psalm 83](#psalm-83) · [Psalm 84](#psalm-84) · [Psalm 85](#psalm-85) · [Psalm 86](#psalm-86) · [Psalm 87](#psalm-87) · [Psalm 88](#psalm-88) · [Psalm 89](#psalm-89) · [Psalm 90](#psalm-90)

[Psalm 91](#psalm-91) · [Psalm 92](#psalm-92) · [Psalm 93](#psalm-93) · [Psalm 94](#psalm-94) · [Psalm 95](#psalm-95) · [Psalm 96](#psalm-96) · [Psalm 97](#psalm-97) · [Psalm 98](#psalm-98) · [Psalm 99](#psalm-99) · [Psalm 100](#psalm-100)

[Psalm 101](#psalm-101) · [Psalm 102](#psalm-102) · [Psalm 103](#psalm-103) · [Psalm 104](#psalm-104) · [Psalm 105](#psalm-105) · [Psalm 106](#psalm-106) · [Psalm 107](#psalm-107) · [Psalm 108](#psalm-108) · [Psalm 109](#psalm-109) · [Psalm 110](#psalm-110)

[Psalm 111](#psalm-111) · [Psalm 112](#psalm-112) · [Psalm 113](#psalm-113) · [Psalm 114](#psalm-114) · [Psalm 115](#psalm-115) · [Psalm 116](#psalm-116) · [Psalm 117](#psalm-117) · [Psalm 118](#psalm-118) · [Psalm 119](#psalm-119) · [Psalm 120](#psalm-120)

[Psalm 121](#psalm-121) · [Psalm 122](#psalm-122) · [Psalm 123](#psalm-123) · [Psalm 124](#psalm-124) · [Psalm 125](#psalm-125) · [Psalm 126](#psalm-126) · [Psalm 127](#psalm-127) · [Psalm 128](#psalm-128) · [Psalm 129](#psalm-129) · [Psalm 130](#psalm-130)

[Psalm 131](#psalm-131) · [Psalm 132](#psalm-132) · [Psalm 133](#psalm-133) · [Psalm 134](#psalm-134) · [Psalm 135](#psalm-135) · [Psalm 136](#psalm-136) · [Psalm 137](#psalm-137) · [Psalm 138](#psalm-138) · [Psalm 139](#psalm-139) · [Psalm 140](#psalm-140)

[Psalm 141](#psalm-141) · [Psalm 142](#psalm-142) · [Psalm 143](#psalm-143) · [Psalm 144](#psalm-144) · [Psalm 145](#psalm-145) · [Psalm 146](#psalm-146) · [Psalm 147](#psalm-147) · [Psalm 148](#psalm-148) · [Psalm 149](#psalm-149) · [Psalm 150](#psalm-150)

## Psalm 1

Blessed is the man who loves your name, O Virgin Mary: your grace will strengthen his soul.  
As in fertile ground watered by springs: you will bring forth in him the fruit of righteousness.  
Blessed are you among women: because of the faith of your holy heart.  
For you surpass all women in bodily beauty: you surpass the angels and archangels in the excellence of holiness.  
Your mercy and grace are proclaimed everywhere: God has blessed the works of your hands.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 2

Why have our enemies raged: and plotted vain things against us?  
May your right hand protect us, O Mother of God: like a fearsome battle line, confounding and destroying them.  
Come to her, you who labor and are troubled: and she will give rest to your souls.  
Draw near to her in your temptations: and may the serenity of her countenance steady you.  
Bless her with all your heart: for the earth is full of her mercy.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 3

O Lady, how many are those who trouble me! In your tempest you will pursue and scatter them.  
Loose the bonds of our wickedness: remove the burdens of our sins.  
Have mercy on me, O Lady, and heal my infirmity: take away the sorrow and anguish of my heart.  
Do not deliver me into the hands of my enemies: and on the day of my death strengthen my soul.  
Lead me to the haven of salvation: and restore my spirit to my Maker and Creator.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 4

When I called upon you, you heard me, O Lady: and from your lofty throne you deigned to remember me.  
From those who roar, ready to devour me: and from the hands of those who seek me, your grace will deliver me.  
For your mercy and tenderness are gracious: toward all who invoke your holy name.  
Blessed are you forever, O Lady: and your majesty endures from age to age.  
Glorify her, all you nations, with all your strength: and let all peoples of the earth extol her magnificence.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 5

Give ear to my words, O Lady: and do not turn the beauty of your countenance away from me.  
Turn our mourning into joy: and our tribulation into rejoicing.  
Let our enemies fall before our feet: by your power may their heads be crushed.  
Let every tongue bless you: and all flesh confess your holy name.  
For your spirit is sweeter than honey: and your inheritance surpasses honey and the honeycomb.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 6

O Lady, do not let me be rebuked in the fury of God: nor judged in his wrath.  
For the honor of your name, O Lady: may the fruit of your glorious womb be gracious to us.  
From the gate of hell and the depths of the abyss: deliver us by your holy prayers.  
May the everlasting gates be opened to us: that we may proclaim your wonders forever.  
For neither the dead nor those who are in hell will praise you, O Lady: but those who, through your grace, obtain eternal life.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 7

My Lady, I have hoped in you: deliver me from my enemies, O Lady.  
Close the mouth and teeth of the lion: bind the lips of those who persecute me.  
Do not delay, for your name’s sake: to show us your mercy.  
May the splendor of your countenance shine upon us: that our conscience may be preserved before the Most High.  
If the enemy persecutes my soul, O Lady, may I be strengthened by your help: lest he brandish his sword against me.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 8

O Lady, our Lord has become our brother: and our Savior.  
As fire in the bush and dew upon the fleece: so the eternal Word of God descended into you.  
Made fruitful by the Holy Spirit: you were overshadowed by the power of the Most High.  
Blessed be your most pure conception of Christ: blessed be your virginal childbearing.  
Blessed be the purity of your flesh: blessed be the sweetness of your merciful heart.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 9

I will praise you, O Lady, with my whole heart: and among the peoples I will proclaim your praise and glory.  
For glory and thanksgiving are due to you: and the voice of praise.  
Sinners will find grace with God: through you, the finder of grace and salvation.  
May humble penitents breathe again in hope of pardon: heal the wounds of their hearts.  
In the beauty of peace and abundant rest: you will feed us after the labor of our pilgrimage.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 10

In the Lady I trust: because of the sweet mercy of her name.  
Her eyes look upon the poor: and her hands are stretched out to the orphan and the widow.  
Seek her from your youth: she will glorify you before the peoples.  
May her mercy take away the multitude of our sins: and bestow on us an abundance of merits.  
Stretch out your arm to us, O glorious Virgin: and do not turn your glorious countenance away from us.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 11

Save me, O Mother of beautiful love: fountain of clemency and sweetness of tender mercy.  
You alone range over the circuit of the earth: to come to the aid of those who invoke you.  
Beautiful are your ways: and peaceful are your paths.  
In you shines the beauty of chastity: the light of righteousness and the splendor of truth.  
Clothed with sunlight as with a garment: you shine beneath a radiant crown of twelve stars.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 12

How long, O Lady, will you forget me: and not deliver me in the day of tribulation?  
How long will my enemy be exalted over me? Crush him with the power of your might.  
Open the eyes of your mercy: lest our enemy prevail against us.  
We magnify you, finder of grace: through whom the ages are restored.  
Exalted above the choirs of angels: pray for us before the throne of God.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 13

Our foolish adversary said in his heart: “I will pursue and overtake him, and my hand will slay him.”  
Arise, O Lady; forestall him and cast him down: destroy all his endeavors.  
The sun and moon marvel at your beauty: the angelic powers serve and minister to you.  
By your most gentle touch the sick are healed: at your rosy fragrance the dead revive.  
O Virgin Mother of God, he whom the whole world cannot contain: enclosed himself within your womb when he became man.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 14

O Lady, who will dwell in the tabernacle of God: or who will rest with the elders of the people?  
The poor in spirit and the clean of heart: the meek, the peacemakers, and those who mourn.  
Remember us, O Lady, and speak good things on our behalf: and turn the indignation of your Son away from us.  
Let us sinners embrace Mary’s footsteps: and cast ourselves down at her blessed feet.  
Let us hold fast to her and not let her go: until we have merited to be blessed by her.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 15

Preserve me, O Lady, for I have hoped in you: and impart to me drops of your grace.  
Your virginal womb and inward parts: brought forth the Son of the Most High.  
Blessed be your breasts: with whose divine milk you nourished the Savior.  
Proclaim the praises of the glorious Virgin: all you who have found grace and mercy with her.  
Give magnificence to her name: and praise forever her conception of Christ and childbearing.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 16

Hear my righteous plea and my love, O Lady: remove my tribulation from me.  
I will praise you with a voice of rejoicing: when you magnify your mercy toward me.  
Imitate her, holy virgins of God: as Agnes, Barbara, Dorothy, and Catherine imitated her.  
Honor her with the voice of your lips: by doing so Agatha, Lucy, Margaret, and Cecilia received her grace.  
She will give you the Father’s Son as your Bridegroom: and a crown of lilies from Paradise, shining beyond compare.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 17

I will love you, O Lady of heaven and earth: and among the nations I will invoke your name.  
Give praise to her, you who are troubled in heart: and she will strengthen you against your enemies.  
Let the grace of your breasts fall upon us, O Lady: from the flowing milk of your sweetness refresh the hearts of your children.  
All you religious, honor her: for she is your helper and your special advocate.  
Be our refreshment, O glorious Mother of Christ: for you are the wondrous support of the whole religious state.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 18

The heavens declare your glory: and the fragrance of your perfumes is spread among the nations.  
Take heart in her, lost sinners: and she will lead you to the harbor of pardon.  
With hymns and psalms and canticles, knock upon her heart: and she will let the grace of her sweetness fall upon you.  
Glorify her before the throne of God, you righteous: for through the fruit of her womb you have worked righteousness.  
Praise her, highest heavens: and let all the earth glorify her name.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 19

May you hear us, O Lady, in the day of tribulation: and turn your merciful countenance toward our prayers.  
Do not cast us away at the hour of our death: but help the soul when it has left its body.  
Send an angel to meet it: by whom it may be defended from its enemies.  
Show it the most serene Judge of the ages: who, for your sake, may grant it pardon.  
May it feel your consolation amid its punishments: and grant it a place among the elect of God.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 20

In your strength, O Lady, our heart will rejoice: and in the sweetness of your name our soul will be consoled.  
Send us wisdom from your throne: by which we may be gently enlightened in all truth.  
Grant us the grace to abstain from carnal desires: that the light of grace may arise in our hearts.  
How sweet are your words to those who love you, O Lady! How delightful are the falling drops of your graces!  
I will sing glory and honor to you: and I will glory in your name forever.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 21

May God, my God, look upon me through your merits, O Mary ever Virgin.  
My Lady, I cried to you by day and by night: and you showed your mercy to your servant.  
For I have hoped in your mercy: you have taken everlasting reproach away from me.  
My enemies mocked me on every side: but beneath the shadow of your hand you gave me blessed refreshment.  
Let the families of the nations adore you: and all the orders of angels glorify you.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 22

The Lord shepherds me, O Virgin Mother of God: for you have turned his loving countenance toward me.  
Blessed are your most radiant eyes: may you deign to turn them mercifully toward us sinners.  
Blessed be the light and splendor of your face: blessed be the grace of your countenance.  
Blessed be the mercy of your hands: blessed be the flowing of your virginal milk.  
May your apostles and the prophets of God bless you: may the martyrs, confessors, and virgins sing to you.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 23

The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof: but you, most holy Mother, reign with him forever.  
You are clothed in glory and beauty: every precious stone is your garment and covering.  
The splendor of the sun is above your head: the beauty of the moon is beneath your feet.  
Gleaming stars adorn your throne: the morning stars glorify you continually.  
Remember us, O Lady, in your good pleasure: and make us worthy to glorify your name.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 24

To you, O Lady, I have lifted up my soul: through your prayers I will not be put to shame at the judgment of God.  
May my adversaries not mock me: for those who rely upon you are strengthened.  
May the snares of death not prevail against me: nor the camps of the wicked hinder my steps.  
Crush their assault by your power: and meet my soul with gentleness.  
Be my guide to the homeland: and deign to gather me into the company of angels.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 25

Judge me, O Lady, for I have departed from my innocence: but because I have hoped in you, I will not grow weak.  
Burn my heart with the fire of your love: and bind my loins with the girdle of chastity.  
For your mercy and your clemency are before my eyes: and I have delighted in the sound of your praise.  
O Lady, I have loved the beauty of your face: and venerated your holy majesty.  
Give praise to her name, for it is holy: let her wonders be proclaimed forever.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 26

O Lady, may the splendor of your face be my illumination: and may the serenity of your grace shine upon my mind.  
Lift up my head: and I will sing a psalm to your name.  
Do not turn your face away from me: for from my youth I have desired your beauty and loveliness.  
I have loved and sought you, O Queen of heaven: do not withdraw your mercy and grace from your servant.  
I will praise you among the nations: and honor the throne of your glory.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 27

To you, O Lady, I will cry, and you will hear me: you will make me glad at the sound of your praise.  
Have mercy on me in the day of my distress: and deliver me in the light of your truth.  
Blessed are you, O Lady: throughout all the ends of the earth.  
The sanctuary established by your hands: is the holy temple of your body.  
Your conscience, clean and immaculate: is the place of propitiation and the holy dwelling place of God.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 28

Bring to our Lady, O sons of God: bring praise and reverence to our Lady.  
Give strength to your saints, O holy Mother: and blessing to those who praise and glorify you.  
Hear the groans of those who sigh to you: and do not despise the vows of those who invoke your name.  
May your hand be ready to help me: and your ear attentive to my supplication.  
May heaven and earth bless you: the sea and the whole world.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 29

I will exalt you, O Lady, for you have received me: you will deliver me from my wicked adversary.  
Turn to me and give me life; bring me back from the gates of death: and from the waves of tribulation that surround me.  
By the authority and magnificence of your right hand: crush and scatter all my adversaries.  
And I will offer you a sacrifice of praise: and with deeper devotion exalt your glory.  
Rejoice, O heavens, and be glad, O earth: for Mary will console her servants and have mercy on her poor.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 30

In you, O Lady, I have hoped; let me never be put to shame: receive me in your grace.  
You are my strength and my refuge: my consolation and my protection.  
To you, O Lady, I cried when my heart was troubled: and you heard me from the summit of the everlasting hills.  
Lead me out of the snare they have hidden for me: for you are my helper.  
Into your hands, O Lady, I commend my spirit: my whole life and my final day.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 31

Blessed are those whose hearts love you, O Virgin Mary: their sins will be mercifully washed away by you.  
Holy, chaste, and flower-bearing are your breasts: which brought forth the flower of perpetual freshness.  
The beauty of your loveliness will not see corruption: and the grace of your countenance will never fade.  
Blessed are you, exalted Branch of Jesse: for you reached even to him who sits upon the throne.  
O Virgin Queen, you are the way: by which salvation from the heavenly dwelling visited us.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 32

Rejoice in the Virgin Mary, you righteous: and praise her with upright hearts.  
Draw near to her with reverence and devotion: and let your heart delight in greeting her.  
Offer her a sacrifice of praise: and drink deeply from the breasts of her sweetness.  
For she pours upon you the rays of her tenderness: and will illumine you with the brilliance of her mercy.  
Most sweet is her fruit: it grows sweet in the mouth and heart of the wise.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 33

I will bless the Lady at all times: and her praise will never fail from my mouth.  
Magnify her with me, all you: who have been nourished with the honey and milk of her refreshment.  
In dangers and doubtful matters, invoke her: and in your necessities you will find help and sweet relief.  
Take the example of her manner of life: and emulate her zeal for charity and humility.  
Because you were so humble, O Lady: you compelled the uncreated Word to take flesh from you.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 34

Judge those who harm me, O Lady: arise against them and vindicate my cause.  
My soul will rejoice in you: and I, your devoted servant, will exult in your benefits.  
Heaven and earth are full of your grace and sweetness: on every side you have always bound us with your benefits.  
Wherever we go: the bounty of your virginal womb meets us.  
Therefore let us run, beloved, and greet so noble and sweet a Virgin: that we may rest in the bosom of her sweetness.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 35

The unrighteous man resolved to sin in secret: through you, O Mother of God, may he turn from his evil purpose.  
Incline the countenance of God toward us: compel him to have mercy on sinners.  
O Lady, your mercy is in heaven: and your grace is poured out upon the earth.  
Power and might are in your arm: strength and fortitude in your right hand.  
Blessed be your dominion above the heavens: blessed be your magnificence upon the earth.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 36

Do not be provoked by evildoers, O Lady: soften their fury by your grace.  
Hope in her, you religious and cloistered: trust in her, clerics and laypeople.  
Delight in her praises: and she will hear the petitions of your heart.  
Better is a little with her grace: than treasures of silver and precious stones.  
May glory be yours forever, O Queen of heaven: and at no time forget us.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 37

O Lady, may the Lord not rebuke me in your fury: obtain pardon for our sins.  
May all our desire be before you: our hope and our confidence.  
My heart is troubled within me: light withdraws from my inmost being.  
Illumine my blindness with your splendor: sweeten my brokenness with your sweetness.  
Do not forsake us, O Lady and Mother of God: may your grace and power remain at my right hand.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 38

I said, “I will guard my ways, O Lady”: when through you the grace of Christ was given to me.  
My heart melted at your sweetness: my inmost being was set aflame with your love.  
Hear my prayer and supplication, O Lady: and let my adversaries waste away.  
Have mercy on me from heaven and from the height of your throne: and do not let me be troubled in the vale of misery.  
Guard my foot, lest it be wounded: and may your grace be with me at my end.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 39

I waited and waited for your grace: and you dealt with me according to the abundant mercy of your name.  
You heard my prayers: and led me out of the pit of misery and the enemy’s trap.  
Many and wonderful are your gifts, O Lady: incomparable are the favors of your graces.  
Let all who love you exult and rejoice in you: let those who hate your name fall into hell.  
Blessed are you forever, O Lady: from age to age, forever and ever.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 40

Blessed Mary considers the needy and the poor: who persevere in her praises.  
O Lady of angels and Queen of the world: cleanse my heart with the fire of your love and charity.  
You are the mother who enlightens my heart: you are the nurse who refreshes my mind.  
My mouth longs to praise you: my mind ardently desires to venerate you.  
My soul desires to beseech you: for my whole being commends itself to your protection.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 41

As the deer longs for fountains of water: so my soul yearns for your love.  
For you are the mother of my life: and you nurtured the Restorer of my flesh.  
For you are the nurse of the Savior of my soul: you are the beginning and end of my whole salvation.  
Hear me, O Lady, that my stains may be cleansed: enlighten me, O Lady, that my darkness may be illumined.  
May my tepidity be kindled by your love: may my sluggishness be driven away by your grace.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 42

Judge me, O Lady, and distinguish my cause from that of a perverse nation: deliver me from the wicked serpent and the pestilent dragon.  
May your holy fruitfulness scatter him: may your blessed virginity crush his head.  
May your holy prayers strengthen us against him: may your holy merits bring his power to nothing.  
Cast the persecutor of my soul into the abyss: let the pit of hell swallow him alive.  
But I and my soul will bless your name in the land of my captivity: and glorify you forever and ever.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 43

O Lady, we have heard with our ears: and our fathers have told us.  
For ineffable are your merits: and exceedingly wondrous are your marvels.  
O Lady, your virtues are innumerable: and your mercies beyond all price.  
Exult, my soul, and rejoice in her: for many good things are prepared for those who praise her.  
Blessed are you, O Queen of heaven and the angels: and may those who praise your magnificence be blessed by God.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 44

My heart has uttered a good word, O Lady: and has been sweetened with honey-bearing dew.  
Through your holiness may my sins be cleansed: through your integrity may incorruption be granted to me.  
Through your virginity my soul is loved by Christ: and joined to him by the bond of love.  
Through your fruitfulness I, a captive, have been redeemed: through your virginal childbearing I have been rescued from everlasting death.  
Through your most worthy offspring I, who was lost, have been restored: and brought back from the exile of misery to the homeland of blessedness.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 45

O Lady, you are our refuge in every need: and a most mighty power crushing the enemy.  
The world is full of your benefits: they rise above the heavens and penetrate even hell.  
Through the fullness of your grace, those who were in hell: rejoice to have been delivered.  
In view of your virginal fruitfulness, those who are above the world: rejoice to have been restored.  
Through the glorious childbearing of your most holy virginity: men become companions and fellow citizens of the angels.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 46

Clap your hands, all you nations: sing with jubilation to the glorious Virgin.  
For she is the gate of life, the door of salvation, and the way of our reconciliation.  
The hope of penitents and solace of those who mourn: the blessed peace and salvation of hearts.  
Have mercy on me, O Lady, have mercy on me: for you are the light and hope of all who trust in you.  
Through your saving fruitfulness: may pardon for my sins be granted to me.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 47

Great are you, O Lady, and exceedingly worthy of praise in the heavenly city of God: throughout the whole Church of his elect.  
You ascended amid answering hymns from angelic choirs: surrounded by archangels and crowned with roses and lilies.  
Go out to meet her, Powers and Principalities: come before her, Virtues and Dominions.  
Cherubim, Thrones, and Seraphim, exalt her: and place her at the right hand of the Bridegroom, her most beloved Son.  
O God of angels and men, with what a joyful heart and serene countenance you received her: and gave her dominion over every place beneath your rule!

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 48

Hear this, all you nations: give ear, you who desire to enter the kingdom of God.  
Honor the Virgin Mary: and you will find life and everlasting salvation.  
Join your poor servants to Christ, O Lady: in a blessed covenant.  
Refresh and sustain your hungry little ones: with the fruit of your womb.  
For you remained incorrupt after childbearing: and inviolate after bearing your Son.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 49

The God of gods spoke to Mary: through Gabriel his messenger, saying:  
“Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you: through you the salvation of the world is restored.  
The Son of the Most High desires your beauty and loveliness.  
Adorn your bridal chamber, daughter of Sion: prepare to meet your God.  
For through the Holy Spirit you will conceive: and he will make your childbearing virginal and joyful.”

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 50

Have mercy on me, O Lady: who are called the Mother of Mercy.  
And according to the depths of your mercies: cleanse me from all my iniquities.  
Pour out your grace upon me: and do not withdraw your accustomed clemency from me.  
For I will confess my sins to you: and accuse myself of my crimes before you.  
Reconcile me to the fruit of your womb: and make peace between me and him who created me.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 51

Why do you glory in malice: O wicked serpent and infernal dragon?  
Bow your head beneath the Woman: by whose strength you will be plunged into the depths.  
Crush him with the foot of your power, O Lady: arise and scatter his malice.  
Extinguish his power: and reduce his might to ashes.  
That we, while living, may exult in your name: and praise you with joyful hearts.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 52

The foolish enemy said in his heart: “I will cast man out of the tabernacle of the sons of God.  
I will go forth and be a lying spirit in the serpent’s mouth: and through the woman I will cast out the man, her husband.”  
As high as the heavens are above the earth, O wretch: so high are the thoughts of God above your thoughts.  
Do not exalt yourself over the fall of the woman: for a Woman will crush your head.  
You prepared a pit for her: and you will be caught in her net.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 53

Save me in your name, O Lady: and deliver me from my unrighteous deeds.  
That the enemy’s cunning may not harm me: protect me beneath the shadow of your wings.  
O my Lady, help me: bestow your grace upon my soul.  
I will freely offer you a sacrifice of praise: and give praise to your name, for it is good.  
For you will deliver me from every tribulation: and my eye will look down upon my enemies.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 54

Hear my prayer, O Lady: and do not despise my supplication.  
I am grieved in my thoughts: for the judgments of God have terrified me.  
The darkness of death came upon me: and the fear of hell seized me.  
But I await your consolation in solitude: and upon my bed I look for your mercy.  
Glorify your hand and right arm: that our enemies may be cast down by us.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 55

Have mercy on me, O Lady, for my enemies trample me every day: all their thoughts are bent on evil against me.  
Stir up your fury and remember the battle: and pour out your wrath upon them.  
Renew your signs and work fresh wonders: let us feel the help of your arm.  
Glorify your name over us: that we may know your mercy endures forever.  
Let a drop of your sweetness fall upon us: for you are the cupbearer of sweet grace.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 56

Have mercy on me, O Lady, have mercy on me: for my heart is ready to seek your will.  
And I will rest in the shadow of your wings: for your consolation is delightful to me.  
Your hands drip with finest myrrh: and your fingers with the ointments of grace.  
Your throat is like a slice of pomegranate: and the breath of your mouth is sweet, well-blended incense.  
For you are the Mother of beautiful love and the anchor of hope: the harbor of pardon and the gate of salvation.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 57

If you truly speak righteousness: honor the Queen of righteousness and mercy.  
For whatever honor is offered to the Mother of the Savior: belongs to his praise and glory.  
The roses of the martyrs surround you, O Queen: and the lilies of virgins encircle your throne.  
Praise her together, O morning stars: make harmony for her, all you sons of God.  
Glorify her, heaven and earth: sea and rivers, and foundations of the world.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 58

Deliver me from my enemies, O Lady of the world: arise to meet me, O Queen of mercy.  
Pure gold is among your ornaments: sardius and topaz are in your diadem.  
Jasper and amethyst are in your right hand: beryl and chrysolite in your left.  
Jacinth and agate are upon your breast: sparkling carbuncles are in your necklaces.  
Myrrh, frankincense, and balsam are in your hands: sapphire and emerald are upon your fingers.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 59

O God, you rejected us because of our sins: and had mercy on us through the Virgin Mary.  
Intercede for us, O saving Mother of God: you who bore the salvation of angels and men.  
For you pour exultation into the sorrowful: and joy and sweetness into those who mourn.  
Gladden us with the honeyed sound of your voice: and bathe our hearts in your roseate dew.  
Thunder forth from above, O heavens, and give her praise: glorify her, O earth, with all your inhabitants.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 60

Hear my prayer, O Lady: establish my mind upon a firm rock.  
Be to me a tower of strength: protect me from the face of the cruel destroyer.  
Be as terrible to him as an army in battle array: and let him fall alive into the depths of hell.  
For you are radiant and beautiful: a dew-bearing cloud and the rising dawn.  
You are beautiful and bright as the fullest moon: your holy countenance shines like the sun.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 61

Will not the soul be subject to you, O Lady: who gave birth to the Savior of all?  
Remember us, O Savior of the lost: hear the lamentation of our hearts.  
Pour forth grace from your treasures: and soothe our pain with your ointments.  
Give us gladness and joy: that you may confound the enemies of the good.  
Wash away all our sins: heal all our infirmities.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 62

O God, my God: through your Mother I will glorify you.  
For she conceived you virginally: and bore you without anguish.  
Blessed are you, O our Lady: stand for us before the throne of God.  
Beauty and radiance: are in your presence.  
Guard my soul, O Lady: that it may never fall into sin.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 63

Hear my prayer, O Lady, when I plead: deliver my soul from fear of the cruel one.  
Obtain peace and salvation for us: on the final day.  
Blessed are you above women: and blessed is the fruit of your womb.  
Enlighten my eyes, O Lady: and illumine my blindness.  
Give me a firm confidence in you: in my life and at my end.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 64

A hymn befits you, our Lady, in Sion: praise and jubilation in Jerusalem.  
The Lord gave you the blessing of all nations: praise and glory in the sight of the peoples.  
The Lord blessed you in his mercy: and established your throne above the orders of angels.  
He placed grace and beauty upon your lips: and clothed your body with the mantle of glory.  
He placed a radiant crown upon your head: and fittingly adorned you with necklaces of virtues.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 65

Rejoice in our Lady, all the earth: sing a hymn to her name; give honor to her majesty.  
Blessed be your heart, O Lady: with which you ardently and sincerely loved the Son of God.  
Look upon my poverty, O glorious Virgin: do not delay in removing my misery and anguish.  
Take away my tribulation: sweeten my infirmity.  
Let all flesh bless you: let every tongue glorify you.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 66

May God have mercy on us and bless us: through her who gave birth to him.  
Have mercy on us, O Lady, and pray for us: turn our sorrow into holy joy.  
Enlighten me, O Star of the Sea: make me radiant, O brightest Virgin.  
Extinguish the burning of my heart: cool me with your grace.  
May your grace always protect me: may your presence illumine my end.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 67

Let Mary arise and let her enemies be scattered: let them all be crushed beneath her feet.  
Scatter the assault of our enemies: destroy all their wickedness.  
To you, O Lady, I cried in tribulation: and you brought serenity to my conscience.  
May your praise never fail from our mouths: nor your love from our hearts.  
Great peace belongs to those who love you, O Lady: their souls will never see death.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 68

Save me, O Lady: for the waters of concupiscence have entered even to my soul.  
I am sunk in the mire of sin: and the waters of pleasure surround me.  
Weeping, I wept in the night: and the day of gladness arose for me.  
Save my soul, O Mother of the Savior: for through you true salvation was given to the whole world.  
When, at the angel’s announcement, you were overshadowed: and conceived the Wisdom of the Father.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 69

Make haste to help me, O Lady: and illumine my mind with the light of your mercy.  
Teach us to seek your goodness: that we may proclaim your wonders.  
Show your power against our enemies: that you may be held holy among nations far away.  
Let them be plunged into hell in your flaming wrath: and let those who trouble your servants find destruction.  
Have mercy on your servants, over whom your name has been invoked: and do not let them be distressed in their temptations.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 70

In you, O Lady, I have hoped; let me never be put to shame: in your mercy deliver and rescue me.  
Because of the multitude of my iniquities: I am greatly oppressed.  
My enemies have risen above my head: they taunt and mock me every day.  
See, O Lady, for I am troubled: stretch out your hands and help me, for I am perishing.  
Do not delay, for the grace of your name: that you may become my joy and salvation.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 71

O God, give your judgment to the King: and your mercy to the Queen, his Mother.  
In your hand are salvation and life: perpetual gladness and glorious eternity.  
Sprinkle my heart with your sweetness: make me forget the miseries of this life.  
Draw me after you with the bonds of your mercy: and heal my pain with the consolations of your grace and compassion.  
Awaken eternal desires in my soul: and inebriate my mind with the joy of Paradise.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 72

How good is the God of Israel: to those who honor and venerate his Mother!  
For she is our solace: our best help in our labors.  
The enemy has covered my soul with darkness: make light arise within me, O Lady.  
Through you may the wrath of God be turned away from me: appease him by your merits and prayers.  
Stand for me at the judgment: take up my cause before him and be my advocate.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 73

Why have you cast us away, O Lady: and why do you not help us in the day of tribulation?  
May my prayer enter into your presence: and do not despise the voices of those who groan.  
The enemy has bent his bow against us: he has strengthened his right hand, and there is no one to console us.  
Break within us the bonds of his malice: and deliver us by your right hand.  
Drive him back to the place of perdition: let everlasting damnation receive him.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 74

We will praise you, O Lady, and praise your name: make us delight in your praises.  
Sing to her, inhabitants of the earth: and announce her praise among the peoples.  
Praise and magnificence are before her: strength and exultation upon her throne.  
Adore her in her beauty: glorify the Maker of her loveliness.  
Remember her mercy forever: keep her virtues and wonders in your mind.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 75

God is known in Judea: in Israel the Mother of God is honored.  
Her memory is sweeter than honey and the honeycomb: and her love surpasses every perfume.  
Salvation and life are in her house: and peace and everlasting glory in her tabernacle.  
Honor her, heaven and earth: for the supreme Maker has honored her wondrously.  
Give her praise, all creatures: and joyfully extol her astonishing mercy.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 76

With my voice I cried to the Lady: and through her grace she attended to me.  
She took sorrow and grief from my heart: and sweetened my heart with her gentleness.  
She transformed my fear into firm confidence: and calmed my mind with her honeyed countenance.  
Through her holy help I escaped the dangers of death: and fled from the cruel hand.  
I give thanks to God and to you, O loving Mother, for all that I have obtained: through your compassion and mercy.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 77

Attend to the commandments of God, O people of God: and do not forget the Queen of grace.  
Open your heart to seek her: and your lips to glorify her.  
May love of her descend into your hearts: desire to please her.  
Her beauty surpasses the sun and moon: her whole being is adorned with virtues.  
Have mercy on me, O Queen of glory and honor: and preserve my mind from every danger.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 78

The nations have entered the inheritance of God, O Lady: you have united them to Christ through your merits.  
May your word be sweet before him: and unite me to him who redeemed me.  
Stretch out your arm against the cruel enemy: and uncover his cunning before me.  
Your voice is sweeter than every melody: no angelic harmony can be compared with it.  
Let the sweetness of your graces fall upon me: with the fragrance and perfume of your spiritual gifts.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 79

O Shepherd of Israel, attend to me: as I praise your Mother.  
Awake from the dust, my soul: go forth to meet the Queen of heaven.  
Loose the bonds from your neck, my poor soul: and receive her with glorious praises.  
The fragrance of life goes forth from her: and all salvation springs from her heart.  
By the sweet fragrance of her spiritual gifts: dead souls are raised to life.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 80

Rejoice in our Lady, our helper: exult in the gladness of your hearts.  
Let your affections be kindled toward her: and she will clothe your enemies with confusion.  
Let us imitate her humility: her obedience and gentleness.  
Every grace shines in her: for her capacity to receive them was immense.  
Run to her with holy devotion: and she will give you a share in her good things.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 81

God is in the synagogue of the Jews: from which the Mother of God came forth like a rose among thorns.  
Wipe away my foulness, O Lady: you who always shine with purity.  
Pour the fountain of life into my mouth: from which living waters flow and stream forth.  
All you who thirst, come to her: and she will gladly give you drink from her fountain.  
Whoever draws from it will spring up to eternal life: and whoever drinks from it will never thirst.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 82

My Lady, who will be like you: who surpass all others in grace and glory?  
As the heavens are high above the earth: so you are more exalted than all and raised exceedingly high.  
Wound my heart with your charity: make me worthy of your grace and gifts.  
May my anxiety dissolve in reverence for you: and may my heart be kindled with desire for you.  
Make me desire your honor and glory: that through you I may be received into the peace of Jesus Christ.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 83

How lovely are your tabernacles, O Lady of hosts! How beloved are the tents of your redemption!  
Honor her, you sinners: and she will obtain grace and salvation for you.  
Her prayer is incense beyond frankincense and balsam: her petitions return neither empty nor fruitless.  
Intercede for me with your Christ, O Lady: and forsake me neither in death nor in life.  
For your spirit is gracious: your grace fills the whole world.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 84

You have blessed your house, O Lord: you have consecrated your dwelling place.  
She is beautiful among the daughters of Jerusalem: her memory is a blessing.  
The holy angels proclaimed her most blessed: glorify her, Virtues and Dominions.  
Peoples of the nations, seek her wisdom: and search out the treasures of her mercy.  
Think of her in goodness: and seek her with simplicity of heart.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 85

Incline your ear, O Lady, and hear me: turn your face and have mercy on me.  
The falling drops of your sweetness delight the souls of the saints: and the outpouring of your charity is sweeter than honey.  
The radiance of your glory enlightens the understanding: and the light of your mercies leads to salvation.  
The fountain of your goodness inebriates those who thirst: and the sight of your face draws them back from sin.  
To know and understand you is the root of immortality: and to proclaim your virtues is the way of salvation.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 86

The foundations of life in the soul of the righteous: are to persevere in charity to the end.  
Your grace raises up the poor in adversity: and the invocation of your name gives them firm confidence.  
Paradise is filled with your mercies: and the infernal enemy is confounded by fear of you.  
Whoever hopes in you will find treasures of peace: and whoever does not invoke you in this life will not reach the kingdom of God.  
Grant, O Lady, that we may live in the grace of the Holy Spirit: and lead our souls to a holy end.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 87

O Lady, helper of my salvation: by day and by night I have cried before you.  
May my prayer enter into your presence: console my sorrow with your countenance.  
Evils have multiplied in my soul: cleanse it from filth and sin.  
May your power pursue our enemies: lest they hinder us from salvation.  
Grant grace to the soul to resist them: strengthen our hearts against the desires of the flesh.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 88

I will sing of your mercies forever, O Lady.  
Heal the brokenhearted with the ointment of your compassion: and soothe our sorrows with the oil of your mercy.  
May your gracious countenance appear to me at my end: may the beauty of your face gladden my departing spirit.  
Awaken my spirit to love your goodness: awaken my mind to extol your nobility and preciousness.  
Deliver me from every evil tribulation: and preserve my soul from every sin.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 89

O Lady, you have become our refreshment: in all our necessities.  
The outpouring of your grace brings forth your works: and the falling drops of your sweetness make our affections most holy.  
I will remember your mercies, O Lady: I will sing you a sacrifice of praise and a song of gladness.  
Those who honor you will receive an everlasting crown instead of ashes: and a mantle of praise instead of the spirit of mourning.  
Those who hope in you will be clothed with light: they will obtain joy and everlasting gladness.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 90

Whoever dwells in the help of the Mother of God: will abide under her protection.  
The enemy’s assault will not harm him: the flying arrow will not touch him.  
For she will deliver him from the snare of the one who lies in wait: and protect him beneath her wings.  
Cry to her in your dangers: and the scourge will not approach your dwelling.  
Whoever hopes in her will find the fruit of grace: the gate of Paradise will be opened to him.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 91

It is good to praise the Virgin Mary: and to sing glory to her is the soul’s prosperity.  
To proclaim her merits gladdens the understanding: and to imitate her works delights the angels of God.  
Whoever obtains her grace: will be acknowledged by the citizens of Paradise.  
And whoever bears the mark of her name will be inscribed in the book of life.  
Arise, O Lady, and judge our cause: and deliver us from those who rise against us.  
Do not withdraw your right hand from the sinner: but parry with your sword the destroyer’s darts.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 92

The Lord reigns and is clothed in beauty: and he has crowned his Mother with an adornment of virtues.  
May the Mother of peace fulfill her work of reconciliation in us: and teach her servants the way of righteousness.  
You who desire the wisdom of Christ: serve his Mother with a reverent heart.  
Who can fully proclaim your works, O Lady: and who can search out the treasures of your mercy?  
Support those who faint in their temptations: assign them a place among those who belong to the truth.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 93

The Lord is the God of vengeance: but you, O Mother of Mercy, incline him to compassion.  
Your magnificence, O Lady, is proclaimed forever: and those who honor you will find the way of peace.  
Serve her with reverent rejoicing: and the blessed fruit of her most chaste womb will heal you.  
Look upon the humility of your servants, O Lady: and they will praise you through all generations.  
Magnify your name in the multiplication of your graces: and do not let your servants be subject to dangers.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 94

Come, let us rejoice in our Lady: let us exult in Mary, our saving Queen.  
Let us come before her countenance with jubilation: and praise her with canticles.  
Come, let us adore and fall down before her: let us confess our sins to her with tears.  
Obtain full pardon for us: stand for us before the tribunal of God.  
Receive our souls at the end: and lead us into eternal rest.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 95

Sing a new song to her who is full of grace: sing to Mary, all you who dwell upon the earth.  
For she surpasses all angels in holiness: and all who are born of women in wondrous virtues and signs.  
Beauty and glory are in her countenance: and grace is in her eyes.  
Bring her glory, O families of the nations: exult in her, all creatures of God.  
Through her you have received a wondrous exchange: for through her you were called sons of the Most High God.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 96

The Lord reigns; let Mary rejoice: throughout the whole realm of her dominion.  
Adore her, citizens of the court of Paradise: exalt her, beautiful virgins, her daughters.  
For she is raised above Principalities and Dominions: exalted above the hosts of angels and archangels.  
Patriarchs and prophets, sound forth her praise: apostles and martyrs of Christ, make harmony for her.  
Confessors with virgins, sing her a song from the canticles of Sion: and you holy monks, thank her for the triumphs you have received.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 97

Sing a new song to our Lady: for she has done wonders.  
She revealed her mercy in the sight of the nations: her name has been heard to the ends of the earth.  
Remember the poor and the wretched, O Lady: and sustain them with the aid of your holy refreshment.  
But you, O Lady, are gentle and true: exceedingly patient and full of compassion.  
Trample the enemies of our souls: and crush their obstinacy with your holy arm.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 98

The Lord reigns; let the peoples rage: Mary sits beneath the Cherubim at his right hand.  
Great is your glory in Sion, O Lady: and your magnificence in Jerusalem.  
Sing before her, choirs of virgins: and adore her throne, which is holy.  
In her right hand is a fiery law: and around her are thousands of saints.  
Her commandments are before her eyes: and the rule of righteousness is in her heart.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 99

Rejoice in our Lady, people of the earth: serve her with gladness and joy.  
Draw near to her with your whole soul: and keep her ways with all your strength.  
Search for her, and she will be revealed to you: be clean of heart, and you will grasp her.  
Those whom you help, O Lady, will have the consolation of peace: but those from whom you turn your face will have no hope of salvation.  
Remember us, O Lady, and evils will not overtake us: help us at the end, and we will find eternal life.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 100

I will sing of mercy and judgment to you, O Lady: I will sing to you in the exultation of my heart, when you have gladdened my soul.  
I will praise your name and glory: and you will grant refreshment to my soul.  
I have been zealous for your love and honor: therefore defend my cause before the Judge of the ages.  
I have been drawn by your grace and goodness: I pray, do not let me be deprived of hope and firm confidence.  
Strengthen my soul at the end: and in this flesh let me behold the Savior.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 101

Hear my prayer, O Lady: and let my cry come to you.  
Do not turn your holy countenance away from me: nor abhor me because of my uncleanness.  
Do not forsake me amid the thoughts and counsels of my enemies: and do not let me fall beneath their bitterest reproach.  
Those who trust in you will not fear the twisting serpent: and those who exalt you with praise will escape the hands of Acheron.  
Through your virginal conception of Christ give me firm confidence in you: and through your wondrous childbearing gladden my soul.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 102

Bless the Mother of Jesus Christ, my soul: and let all that is within me glorify her name.  
Do not forget her benefits: nor her grace and consolations.  
By her grace sins are forgiven: and through her mercy infirmities are healed.  
Bless her, all you hosts of heaven: glorify her, choirs of apostles and prophets.  
Bless her, sea and islands of the nations: sing a hymn to her, heavens and all who dwell in them.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 103

Bless the Virgin Mary, my soul: her honor and magnificence endure forever.  
You are clothed in beauty and loveliness: you are wrapped, O Lady, in a shining garment.  
From you comes the remedy for sinners: the discipline of peace and the fervor of charity.  
Fill us, your servants, with holy virtues: and let the wrath of God not approach us.  
Give eternal joy to your servants: and do not forget them in the struggle of death.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 104

Give praise to our Lady and invoke her name: sing gloriously to her, proclaiming her virtues.  
Praise and exalt her, virgin daughters of Sion: for she will betroth the King of angels to you.  
Honor the Queen who is full of every grace: and contemplate her most holy countenance with reverence.  
Everlasting salvation is in your hand, O Lady: those who honor you worthily will receive it.  
Your clemency will not fail through everlasting ages: nor your mercy from generation to generation.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 105

Give praise to our Lady, for it is good: proclaim her mercies among all the tribes of the earth.  
Her manner of life is far from the wicked: her foot never turned from the way of the Most High.  
A fountain of irrigating grace comes forth from her mouth: and a virginal outpouring that sanctifies chaste souls.  
Hope of the glory of Paradise is in the heart: of the one who honors her with a devout soul.  
Have mercy on us, O most radiant Queen of heaven: and grant us consolation from your glory.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 106

Give praise to the Lord, for it is good: give praise to his Mother, for her mercy endures forever.  
Show us innocence and the way of prudence, O Lady: and reveal the way of understanding to your servants.  
The fear of God illumines the understanding: and your love gladdens it.  
Blessed is the man whose words are pleasing to you: his bones will be enriched with marrow and abundance.  
Your word sustains the feeble soul: and your lips refresh the hungry spirit.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 107

My heart is ready, O Lady, my heart is ready: to sing and chant your praises.  
Your charity is greater than all riches: and your grace surpasses gold and precious stone.  
Blessedness and righteousness are given by God: but those who turn from their sins to you will obtain the remedy of penance.  
The gifts you pour forth are grace and peace: and whoever is pleasing to you will be far from perdition.  
Be a shelter of protection in our temptations: may your outspread wings defend us from the devourer.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 108

Do not despise my praise, O Lady: and deign to accept this Psalter dedicated to you.  
Look upon the desire of my heart: and make my affection pleasing to you.  
Hasten to visit your servants: may they be preserved unharmed beneath the shelter of your hand.  
Through you may they receive the illumination of the Holy Spirit: and refreshment against the heat of covetous desire.  
Heal the brokenhearted, O Lady: and restore them with the ointment of compassion.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 109

The Lord said to our Lady: “Sit at my right hand, my Mother.  
Goodness and holiness have pleased you: therefore you will reign with me forever.”  
A crown of immortality is upon your holy head: its radiance and brilliance will never be extinguished.  
Have mercy on us, O Lady, Mother of light and splendor: enlighten us, O Lady of truth and virtue.  
From your treasures pour out upon us the wisdom of God: the understanding of prudence and the pattern of discipline.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 110

I will praise you, O Lady, with my whole soul: I will glorify you with my whole mind.  
The works of your grace will endure: and the covenant of your mercy will remain before the throne of God.  
Through you redemption was sent from God: the penitent people have hope of salvation.  
Good understanding belongs to all who honor you: and their lot will be among the angels of peace.  
Glorious and wondrous is your name: those who keep it in memory will not tremble at the moment of death.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 111

Blessed is the man who fears the Lady: and blessed the heart that loves her.  
Joyful is the man who is never sated with your praise: and never grows weary of recounting your virtues.  
The light of God has arisen in his heart: the Holy Spirit illumines his understanding.  
Distribute your grace to your poor, O Lady: refresh the hungry and the needy.  
Through you their names are held in everlasting memory: let our heart not tremble at fearful tidings.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 112

Praise the Mother of God, you children: glorify her name, you elders.  
Blessed be Mary, the Mother of Christ: for she is the way to the homeland of holiness.  
Her throne is exalted above the Cherubim: and her seat above the hinges of heaven.  
Her countenance is turned toward the humble: and her gaze toward those who trust in her.  
Her mercy is over all flesh: and her generosity reaches to the ends of the earth.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 113

When my soul departs from this world: come to meet it, O Lady, and receive it.  
Console it with your holy countenance: let not the sight of the demon trouble it.  
Be for it a ladder to the kingdom of heaven: and a straight path to the Paradise of God.  
Obtain for it from the Father pardon and peace: and a dwelling of light among the servants of God.  
Uphold your devoted servants before the tribunal of Christ: take their cause into your hands.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 114

I have loved the Mother of God, my Lord: and the light of her mercies has shone upon me.  
The sorrows of death surrounded me: and the visitation of Mary gladdened me.  
I met with sorrow and danger: and was restored by her grace.  
May her name and her memory remain in the midst of our hearts: and the blow of the evil one will not harm us.  
Turn, my soul, to her praise: and you will find refreshment at your end.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 115

I believed, and therefore I proclaimed: your glory to the whole earth, O Lady.  
Have compassion on my soul and direct it: deign to make your good pleasure known to it.  
Establish with it a covenant of peace and of your love: grant it remembrance of your noble name.  
From the blessing of your womb give me sustenance: and sweeten my soul with the richness of your grace.  
Break the bonds of my sins: and adorn the face of my soul with virtues.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 116

Praise our Lady, all you nations: glorify her, all you peoples.  
For her grace and mercy have been confirmed over us: and her truth endures forever.  
Whoever honors her worthily will be justified: but whoever neglects her will die in his sins.  
The lips of angels will proclaim her wisdom: and all the citizens of Paradise will sing her praise.  
Those who approach her with a good heart: will not be seized by the destroying angel.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 117

Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: give praise to his Mother, for her mercy endures forever.  
Her love drives sin from the heart: and her grace cleanses the sinner’s conscience.  
The way to come to Christ is to draw near to her: but whoever flees from her will not find the way of peace.  
Whoever is hardened in sin should invoke her often: and light will arise in his darkness.  
Whoever is sorrowful in heart should cry to her: and he will be inebriated by her sweetening dew.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 118

Blessed are the undefiled in the way: who imitate the Mother of the Lord.  
Blessed are the imitators of her humility: blessed are those who share in her charity.  
Blessed are those who search out her virtues: blessed are those conformed to her image.  
Blessed are those who venerate her conception of Christ and childbearing: blessed are those who serve her devoutly.  
Blessed are those whose hope and confidence are in her: blessed are those who through her will receive everlasting happiness.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

Deal bountifully with your servant, O Lady: give me life, and I will do your will.  
I am a stranger upon the earth: hide nothing from me concerning your love.  
My soul has longed to desire your praise: at all times.  
For you are my salvation in the Lord: you who delivered me when I was condemned to death.  
What shall I give you in return for these things, except my whole self? O Lady, receive me.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

Set before me the law of your will, O Lady, holiest of women: and I will seek it always.  
Lead me in the path of your mercies, most beautiful of women: for I have desired it.  
Incline my soul to the love of heavenly things, O Lady: and not toward impurity.  
Behold, I have desired your chastity from my youth: confirm me in your mercy.  
And I will keep the way of your testimonies forever: and search the commandments of your Son, which I have loved.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

Remember your word, O chief among ladies: in which you gave me hope.  
This hope held me fast amid the waves of tempests: for your word will give me life.  
Deceitful men surrounded me, and scourges gathered over me: and behold, your hand rescued me.  
I shared in good things with all who fear you: and who diligently keep your commandments.  
The earth is full of your mercies: therefore I have sought the way of your righteousness.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

You have dealt kindly with your servant, O Lady: at which the angels rejoice.  
Teach me the discipline of your ways and your equity: for I have believed your words above all others.  
It is good for me that you humbled me beneath your burden: that I may follow your manner of life.  
Those who love your servants will be honored: but whoever abhors them will fall forever.  
May drops of your clemency always come down upon me, and I will live: for your holy law is my meditation.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

My soul has fainted in your paths, O Lady: and if your mercy had not been so great, I surely would have perished in my infirmity.  
My eyes have failed in contemplating you: you saw my soul like a wineskin in frost.  
Give me life according to your goodness: and I will not forget your words, for it is good to cling to you.  
By your ordering the world endures: which you founded with God from the beginning.  
I am wholly yours, O Lady; save me: for your praises were desirable to me in the time of my pilgrimage.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

How I have loved your law, O Lady! It is always before my eyes.  
The abundance of your delights has carried my heart away from me: and my flesh has wondrously exulted in you.  
How sweet are your words to sinners, O Lady! Your consolation is sweeter to my mouth than every melody.  
Your word is an illumination for my steps: and an ineffable light for my paths.  
How often the sinners of hell have provoked me, because I refused to turn from your charity! But I have hoped in you, O Lady.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

I have hated the unrighteous: and loved your way, O gracious Lady.  
Help me, and I will be saved, O Lady of the world: and I will meditate upon the dignity of your commandments.  
Make me always stand in reverence for you: and do not deliver me, O Virgin, to those who accuse me falsely.  
I am your household servant: the least in your family.  
Protect me, O Lady, from those who neglect the judgments of your righteousness.  
You will despise all who depart from your service: for their way of life is unrighteous.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

Wondrous are your testimonies, O loving Mother: and my heart has been illumined by your words.  
All the rich among the people will entreat your countenance: the daughters of kings praise your face.  
The word of your lips burns exceedingly: let whoever hastens to you receive it.  
I am a reed shaken before you: hold me beneath your yoke, O Lady, and I will not be put to shame.  
The dragons of hell attack those who serve you more than others: but you, O Lady, defend us.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

I have cried to you with my whole heart, O Lady: mercifully deliver me from my necessities.  
Hear the voice of my groaning, my Lady: teach me what is pleasing to you at all times.  
Salvation is far from those who do not know you: but let whoever perseveres in your service be far from perdition.  
Your mercy waters the whole world: O Lady, give me life in your salvation.  
The beginning of your words is truth forever: and I have not forgotten your immaculate law.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

Princes persecuted me without cause: and the evil spirit trembles at the invocation of your name.  
Great peace belongs to those who keep your name, O Mother of God: and there is no stumbling block for them.  
At the seven hours I have sung your praises, O Lady: according to your word, give me understanding.  
May my prayer enter into your presence, that I may not forsake you, O Lady, all the days of my life: for your ways are mercy and truth.  
I will desire to praise you forever, O Lady: when you have taught me your righteous ways.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 119

To the Lady I cried when I was troubled: and she heard me.  
O Lady, deliver us from every evil: all the days of our life.  
Crush the head of our enemies: beneath the foot of your invincible power.  
As your spirit rejoiced in God your Savior: so deign to pour true gladness into my heart.  
Draw near to the Lord to make supplication for us: that through you our sins may be blotted out.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 120

I have lifted my eyes to you, O Mother of Christ: through whom consolation came to all flesh.  
Bestow your help and your grace upon us: in every tribulation.  
Guard us, O Lady and Virgin Mary: lest we be caught in the snare of sin.  
The pupil of your eye neither sleeps nor will sleep: that we may always be protected by your watchful care.  
Every tongue of angels and men praises you: and before you every knee bends.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 121

I have rejoiced in you, O Queen of heaven: for with you as our guide we will go into the house of the Lord.  
Let us come to the rewards of Mary: in Jerusalem, the heavenly city.  
Obtain peace and pardon for us, O Virgin: the palm of victory over our enemies and triumph.  
Strengthen and console our heart: with the sweetness of your compassion.  
Pour your clemency into us, O Lady: that we may die devoutly in the Lord.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 122

To you I have lifted up my eyes, O Queen: who reign in heaven.  
May our help be in the power of your name: through you may all our works be directed.  
Blessed are you in heaven and on earth: in the sea and in every abyss.  
Blessed be your fruitfulness: blessed be your virginity and purity.  
Blessed be your holy body: blessed be your most holy soul.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 123

If our Lady had not been with us: many dangers would have overtaken us.  
Be our defender, O Virgin: and our gracious advocate before God.  
Show us your mercy, O Lady: and strengthen us in your holy service.  
May the holy angels in heaven bless you: may all men upon earth bless you.  
Do not deliver to the beasts the souls of those who praise you: let not the mouths of those who sing to you be stopped.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 124

Those who trust in you, O Mother of God: will not fear before the face of the enemy.  
Rejoice and exult, all you who love her: for she will help you in the day of your tribulation.  
Remember your mercies, O Lady: and lighten the pilgrimage of our sojourn.  
Turn your loving countenance toward us: confound and destroy all our enemies.  
Blessed be all the works of your hands, O Lady: blessed be all your holy miracles.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 125

When you turn your most serene countenance toward us: you will gladden us, O Virgin Mother of God.  
Blessed are you, O sanctuary of Christ: above all women upon the earth.  
Blessed be your glorious name: which the mouth of the Lord named wondrously.  
May your praise never fail from our lips: nor your charity from our hearts.  
May those who love you be blessed by God: and may those who desire to love you not be deprived of faith.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 126

Unless you build the house of our heart, O Lady: its structure will not endure.  
Build us up by your grace and power: that we may remain firm forever.  
Blessed be your speech: and blessed be all the words of your mouth.  
May those who bless you be blessed by God: and numbered among the righteous.  
Bless those who bless you, O Lady: and never turn your gracious countenance away from them.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 127

Blessed are all who fear our Lady: and blessed are all who know how to do your will and your good pleasure.  
Blessed are the father and mother who begot you: their memory endures forever.  
Blessed is the womb that bore you: and blessed the breasts that nursed you.  
Turn your mercy toward us: and be entreated on behalf of your servants.  
Look and behold our reproach: take away all our iniquities from us.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 128

My enemies have often assailed me from my youth: deliver me from them, O Lady, and vindicate me.  
Do not give them power over my soul: guard all that is within me and without.  
Obtain pardon for our sins: through you may the grace of the Holy Spirit be given to us.  
Grant that we may repent worthily and praiseworthily: that with a blessed end we may come to God.  
Then show us the glorious fruit of your womb: appeased and most serene.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 129

Out of the depths I have cried to you, O Lady: O Lady, hear my voice.  
Let your ears be attentive: to the voice of your praise and glorification.  
Deliver me from the hand of my adversaries: confound their schemes and their efforts against me.  
Rescue me in the evil day: and on the day of death do not forget my soul.  
Lead me to the haven of salvation: let my name be written among the righteous.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 130

O Lady, my heart is not exalted: nor are my eyes raised too high.  
The Lord has blessed you in his might: he who through you brought our enemies to nothing.  
Blessed be he who sanctified you: and brought you forth pure from your mother’s womb.  
Blessed be he who overshadowed you: and made you fruitful by his grace.  
Bless us, O Lady, and strengthen us in your grace: that through you we may be presented before the Lord.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 131

Remember David, O Lady: and all who invoke your name.  
Give us confidence in your name: and let our adversaries be confounded.  
Console us in the land of our pilgrimage: and relieve our poverty.  
Give us the bread of tears, O holy Virgin: and sorrow for our sins in the land of our sojourn.  
Make the blessed fruit of your womb gracious to us: that we may be filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 132

Behold, Mary, how good and how joyful it is: to love your name.  
Your name is a poured-out and fragrant ointment: to those who love it.  
For great is the abundance of your sweetness, O Lady: which you have prepared for those who love and hope in you.  
Be the refuge of the poor in tribulation: for you are the staff of the poor and wretched.  
May those who invoke you in their necessities: find grace with God, I pray.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 133

Come now and bless the Lady: all you who hope in her holy name.  
Rejoice with great joy, you who exalt and glorify her: for you will rejoice in the abundance of her consolation.  
Behold, she will turn toward you with overflowing abundance: to console and gladden your hearts.  
Bless her, all her servants: and let her memory be the desire of your souls.  
Bless her, all angels and saints of God: praise her wonders forever.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 134

Praise the name of the Lord: bless the name of Mary, his Mother.  
Make Mary’s prayers your frequent resort: and she will raise up everlasting delights for you.  
Let us come to her with contrite souls: and sinful desire will not goad us.  
Whoever thinks of her in tranquility of mind: will find sweetness and the repose of peace.  
Let us turn to her at our end: and she will open to us the courts of the triumphant.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 135

Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for through his most sweet Mother, the Virgin Mary, his mercy is given.  
Obtain for us the friendship of Jesus Christ, O Lady: and preserve us, lest we lose our innocence.  
Restrain our enemy by your authority: lest he strike the virtue of charity within us.  
Preserve the goods of nature within us: and through you may the goods of grace be multiplied.  
Illumine our ways and paths: that we may know what is pleasing to God.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 136

By the rivers of Babylon the Hebrews wept: but let us mourn over our iniquities.  
Let us humbly cry to the Virgin Mother: let us offer her our lamentations and sighs.  
No propitiation is found without her: nor salvation without her fruit.  
Through her, sins are purged: and through her fruit souls are made white.  
Through her, satisfaction is made for sins: through her fruit healing is granted.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 137

I will praise you with my whole heart, O Lady: for through you I have experienced the clemency of Jesus Christ.  
Hear my words and my prayers, O Lady: and in the sight of the angels I will sing praises to you.  
On whatever day I invoke you, hear me: and multiply strength within my soul.  
May all tribes and tongues praise you: for through you salvation was restored to us.  
Deliver your servants from every disturbance: and make them live beneath your peace and protection.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 138

You have examined and known me, O Lady: my ruin and my transgression.  
Your mercy has become abundant over me: and your clemency has expanded over me.  
Your eye has beheld my imperfection: and your eyelids have known my ways.  
May we receive an abundance of holy desire from the Holy Spirit: and may the stain of sin not trouble our conscience.  
May the light of your mercy bring serenity to our hearts: and the sweetness of your peace restore us.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 139

Deliver me from every evil, O Lady: and defend me from the infernal enemy.  
He has bent his bow against me: and in his deceit he lies in wait for me.  
Bind his malicious powers: and powerfully blunt his cunning.  
Turn his wickedness upon his own head: and let him fall quickly into the pit he made.  
But let us exult in your service: and glory in your praises.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 140

I have cried to you, O Lady; hear me: attend to my prayer and petition.  
Let my supplication rise like incense before your face: at the evening and morning sacrifice.  
Let not my heart incline to malicious words: and let not wicked thoughts overthrow my understanding.  
Make me assent to the good pleasure of your heart: and conform myself to your actions.  
Strike my heart with the sword of understanding: and inflame my mind with the spark of charity.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 141

With my voice I cried to the Lady: and humbly made supplication to her.  
I poured out my tears before her: and laid my sorrow before her.  
The enemy lies in wait for my heel: he has stretched out his net against me.  
Help me, O Lady, lest I fall before him: make him be crushed beneath my feet.  
Lead my soul out of prison: that it may praise you and sing forever to the mighty God.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 142

Hear my prayer, O Lady: receive my supplication with your ears.  
The evil one has persecuted my life: he has cast my life down to the earth.  
He has blackened me with his darkness: and my spirit is greatly distressed.  
Do not turn your face away from me: lest I fall with those who descend into the pit.  
Send forth your light and your grace: and restore my life and my conscience anew.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 143

Blessed are you, O Lady, who train your servants for battle: and strengthen them against the enemy.  
Scatter him with lightning and flashes of fire: send your arrows to confound him.  
Manifest your hand from on high: and let your servants sing your praise and glory.  
Raise our affections from earthly things: refresh our inmost being with everlasting delights.  
Kindle desire for the things above in our hearts: and deign to restore us with the joys of Paradise.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 144

I will exalt you, O Mother of the Son of God: and every day I will sing your praises.  
Generations and peoples will praise your works: and the islands will await your mercy.  
The angels will pour forth the abundance of your sweetness: and the saints will proclaim your gentleness.  
Our eyes hope in you, O Lady: send us delightful food and nourishment.  
Let my tongue speak your praise: and I will bless you forever and ever.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 145

Praise the Lady, my soul: I will glorify her as long as I live.  
Do not cease from her praises: and remember her at every moment.  
When my spirit departs, O Lady, may it be commended to you: and in the unknown land grant it guidance.  
Let not the faults formerly committed trouble it: nor the encounter with the evil one disturb it.  
Lead it to the harbor of salvation: there may it safely await the coming of the Redeemer.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 146

Praise the Lady, for a psalm is good: let our praise be joyful and beautiful to her.  
For she heals the brokenhearted: and restores them with the ointment of compassion.  
Great is her power: and her clemency will have no end.  
Sing before her in jubilation: and chant a psalm to her in praise.  
Her good pleasure rests upon those who fear God: and upon those who hope in her mercy.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 147

Praise the Lady, O Jerusalem: glorify her also, O Sion.  
For she builds your walls: and blesses your children.  
She enriches you with her grace: and gives peace to your borders.  
The Most High sent forth his Word: and his power overshadowed her.  
Let us lift our hearts with our hands toward her: that we may feel her influence.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 148

Praise our Lady from the heavens: glorify her in the heights.  
Praise her, all men and animals: birds of heaven and fish of the sea.  
Praise her, sun and moon: stars and courses of the planets.  
Praise her, Cherubim and Seraphim: Thrones, Dominions, and Powers.  
Praise her, all legions of angels: praise her, all orders of the heavenly spirits.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 149

Sing a new song to our Lady: her praise is in the congregation of the righteous.  
Let the heavens rejoice in her glory: the islands of the sea and the whole world.  
Let water and fire praise her: cold and heat, splendor and light.  
High praises of her are on the lips of the righteous: and her praises in the assembly of the triumphant.  
O city of God, rejoice in her: and sing to her often for the sake of your inhabitants.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Psalm 150

Praise the Lady in her saints: praise her in her virtues and miracles.  
Praise her, assembly of apostles: praise her, choirs of patriarchs and prophets.  
Praise her, army of martyrs: praise her, companies of doctors and confessors.  
Praise her in the company of virgins and those who live in continence: praise her, orders of hermits and monks.  
Praise her, communities of all religious: praise her, all souls of the heavenly citizens.  
Let every spirit: praise our Lady.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

# Canticles

## Canticle in the Manner of Isaiah (Isaiah 12)

I will give thanks to you, O Lady, for through you the Lord has been appeased toward me, and you have consoled me.

Behold, O Lady, my savior; I will act confidently in you and will not be afraid.

For you are my strength and my praise in the Lord, and you have become salvation for me.

I will draw waters with joy from the stream, and I will always invoke your name.

Make known among the peoples the mighty deeds of our Lady, for her name is greatly exalted.

Exalt and praise her, all humankind, for the Lord my God has given you such a mediatrix.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Canticle in the Manner of Hezekiah (Isaiah 38)

In the midst of my days I said: I will go to Mary, that she may reconcile me to Christ.

I sought the remainder of my years in the bitterness of my soul.

My family was taken from me, for father and mother and everything else abandoned me; but Mary took me up.

I hoped in her morning, evening, and midday; like a lion she crushed all the bones of my sins.

And you, O Lady, rescued my soul from perishing, and my only life from the power of the dog.

O Lady, save me, and I will sing your praise all the days of my life, O loving Mother of my Lord.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Canticle in the Manner of Hannah (1 Samuel 2)

My heart has rejoiced in the Lord, and my heart has been exalted in my Lady.

For he who is mighty has done great things for me through Mary his Mother.

There is none holy as our Lady, who alone has surpassed all women.

Let old things therefore depart from our mouths, and let us speak in new tongues.

Exalt and praise Mary, O Sion and Jerusalem, for she is greatest among the ladies of Israel.

She makes poor and makes rich; she humbles and exalts.

Higher than heaven and broader than earth is this Lady of ours.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Canticle in the Manner of Miriam (Exodus 15)

Let us sing to the Lady, the glorious Virgin Mary; let us bless her in hymns and praises.

Our Lady—almighty after God is her name—cast Pharaoh’s chariots and his army into the sea.

Your right hand, O Lady, has been magnified in strength, for in the multitude of your mercy you laid low my adversaries.

You delivered me from the lion’s mouth, O Lady, and received me as a mother receives her newborn child.

O my dearest Lady, shelter me like a hen beneath your wondrous protection.

I am wholly yours, and all that I have is yours, O Virgin blessed above all.

I will set you as a seal upon my heart, for your love is strong as death.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Canticle in the Manner of Habakkuk (Habakkuk 3)

O Lady, I heard the report of you and was astonished; I considered your works and stood in awe.

O Lady, you revived your work in the midst of the years.

I will give thanks to you, O Lady, for you hid these things from the wise and revealed them to little ones.

Your glory covered the heavens, and the earth is full of your mercy.

You went forth, O Virgin, for the salvation of your people, for salvation with your Christ.

O blessed one, our salvation has been placed in your hands; in your kindness remember our poverty.

Whomever you will, that person shall be saved; but the one from whom you turn your face goes to destruction.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Canticle in the Manner of Moses (Deuteronomy 32)

Hear, O heavens, what I shall say of Mary; let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

Magnify her with me always, and let us exalt her name forever and ever.

O wicked and perverse generation, acknowledge our Lady as your savior.

Is she not your mother, who took possession of you and brought you forth in faith?

If you abandon her, you are not a friend of the supreme King, for he will not save you without her.

Would that you were wise and understood, and would provide for your last end!

As an infant cannot live without a nurse, so without our Lady you cannot have salvation.

Let your soul therefore thirst for her; hold her and do not let her go until she has blessed you.

Let your mouth be filled with her praise; sing of her magnificence all the day.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Canticle in the Manner of the Three Young Men (Daniel 3)

Bless the glorious Lady, all you works of creation; praise and exalt her above all forever.

Bless our Lady, O angels; bless our Lady, O heavens.

Let every creature bless our Lady, whom the King has willed to be blessed in this way.

Blessed are you, O daughter of the highest King, who surpass every lily in fragrance.

Blessed are you, crown of all ladies; blessed are you, glory of Jerusalem.

Your fragrance is like that of a full field which the Lord has blessed; it overflows into those who bless you, watering all their inmost parts.

Whoever blesses you, O blessed Virgin, may that person be blessed forever.

Whoever curses you, O most radiant rose, may that person be accursed.

May an abundance of wine and oil never depart from the house of your servants.

At your name let every knee bend, in heaven, on earth, and under the earth.

Let us bless the God who created you; blessed be both parents who begot you.

Blessed are you, O Lady, in heaven and on earth, praiseworthy, glorious, and exalted above all forever.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

## Canticle in the Manner of Zechariah (Luke 1)

Blessed are you, O Lady and Mother of my God, the God of Israel, who through you has given life and accomplished the redemption of his people.

And he has raised up a horn of salvation through your chastity, in the house of David his servant.

As he spoke by the mouth of Isaiah and his other holy prophets.

Grant us salvation from our enemies, O Virgin of virgins, and give us peace from the hand of all who hate us.

Show mercy to our parents and to us, and remember the covenant of almighty God.

The oath that he swore to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.

Thus, delivered without fear from the hand of our enemies, we will serve him in peace.

In holiness and righteousness before you all our days.

And you, Mary, shall be called the prophet of God, for you knew that he had looked upon the humility of his handmaid.

Through whom he gave his people knowledge of salvation in the forgiveness of sins.

Through the depths of your abundant mercy, visit us, O Morning Star rising from on high.

Illumine the darkness of those who sit in the shadow of death, and deign to pour upon them the light of your most beloved Son.

Have mercy, O Mother of mercies, upon us miserable sinners, who have neglected to repent of past sins and who each day commit many sins of which we must repent.

*Glory be to the Father, etc.*

# Hymn in the Manner of the *Te Deum*

## *Te Matrem Dei Laudamus* — We Praise You, Mother of God

We praise you, Mother of God; we confess you as the Virgin Mary.

All the earth venerates you as the spouse of the eternal Father.

All angels and archangels, thrones and principalities, serve you faithfully.

All powers, all the virtues of the heavens, and all dominions obey you.

All choirs stand beside you rejoicing, with the cherubim and seraphim.

All angelic creation proclaims to you with unceasing voice:

Holy, holy, holy Mary, Mother of God, Mother and Virgin.

Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of the glory of the fruit of your womb.

The glorious choir of apostles praises you as the Mother of its Creator.

The white-robed company of blessed martyrs glorifies you as the Mother of Christ.

The glorious army of confessors calls you the temple of the Trinity.

The lovely choir of holy virgins proclaims you as the example of virginity and humility.

The whole heavenly court honors you as Queen.

Throughout the world the Church joins in celebrating you by invoking you:

Mother of the divine Majesty;

You, the venerable and true Mother of the heavenly King, holy, sweet, and loving.

You are the Lady of the angels; you are the gate of Paradise.

You are the ladder of the heavenly kingdom and of glory.

You are the bridal chamber; you are the ark of mercy and grace.

You are the fountain of mercy; you are the spouse and Mother of the eternal King.

You are the temple and sanctuary of the Holy Spirit, the noble banqueting hall of the whole most blessed Trinity.

You are the mediatrix of God and lover of mankind, the heavenly enlightener of mortals.

You are the champion of those who struggle, the advocate of the poor, the one who has mercy, and the refuge of sinners.

You are the dispenser of gifts; you scatter and terrify demons and the proud.

You are the Lady of the world, the Queen of heaven, and, after God, our only hope.

You are the salvation of those who invoke you, the harbor of the shipwrecked, the consolation of the miserable, and the refuge of the perishing.

You are the Mother of all the blessed, the full joy—after God—of all the citizens of heaven, and their consolation.

You are the one who advances the righteous and gathers those who wander, the promise of the patriarchs.

You are the truth of the prophets, the proclamation and teacher of the apostles, and the teacher of the evangelists.

You are the strength of the martyrs, the example of confessors, and the honor and festal joy of virgins.

To deliver exiled mankind, you received the Son of God into your womb.

Through you, when the ancient enemy had been conquered, the kingdoms of heaven were opened to the faithful.

You sit with your Son at the right hand of the Father.

O Virgin Mary, pray for us to him whom we believe will come to judge us.

Therefore we beseech you: come to the aid of us, your servants, who have been redeemed by the precious blood of your Son.

O loving Virgin, grant that we may be rewarded with eternal glory together with your saints.

Save your people, O Lady, that we may share in the inheritance of your Son.

Rule us and keep us forever.

Day by day, O loving one, we salute you.

And we desire to praise you forever, with mind and voice.

Deign, sweet Mary, now and always to preserve us without sin.

Have mercy upon us, loving one; have mercy upon us.

May your great mercy be upon us, for in you, O Virgin Mary, we trust.

In you, sweet Mary, we hope; defend us forever.

Praise befits you, dominion befits you; to you belong power and glory forever and ever. Amen.

# A Creed in the Manner of the Athanasian Creed

Whoever desires to be saved must, above all, hold a firm faith concerning Mary.

Unless each person preserves this faith whole and inviolate, without doubt that person will perish forever.

For she alone, remaining a Virgin, bore her Son; she alone destroyed all heresies.

Let the Hebrew who says that Christ was born from Joseph’s seed be confounded and put to shame.

Let the Manichaean who says that Christ had a fictitious body be confounded.

Let everyone who says that he took this body from anywhere other than Mary grow pale.

For the same Son who is the Father’s only-begotten Son in his divinity is also the true only-begotten Son of the Virgin Mary.

In heaven without a mother; on earth without a father.

For just as the rational soul and flesh, by reason of their union, are truly born of a human being, so Christ, God and man, is truly born of the Virgin Mary.

He put on flesh from the Virgin’s flesh, for in this way it was fitting that the human race should be redeemed.

According to his divinity he is equal to the Father; according to his humanity he is less than the Father.

He was conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary by the Holy Spirit, at the angel’s announcement; nevertheless, the Holy Spirit is not his father.

He was born into the world without suffering to the flesh of his Virgin Mother, for he was conceived without the pleasure of the flesh.

His Mother nursed him at a breast full from heaven.

Angels stood around him in place of midwives, announcing great joy to the shepherds.

He was adored by the Magi with gifts, driven by Herod in flight into Egypt, and baptized by John in the Jordan; he was betrayed, seized, scourged, crucified, died, and was buried.

He rose in glory and ascended into heaven.

He sent the Holy Spirit upon his disciples and upon his Mother.

At length he took her into heaven, and she sits at the right hand of her Son, never ceasing to beseech her Son for us.

This is the faith concerning the Virgin Mary. Unless each person believes it faithfully and firmly, that person cannot be saved.