Vespers
¶ The Office begins at once with the first Antiphon, as follows.
Ant. Placébo * Dómino in regióne vivórum.
Ant. I will please the Lord in the land of the living.
Psalm 114
Diléxi, quóniam exáudiet Dóminus * vocem oratiónis meæ.
I have loved, because the Lord will hear the voice of my prayer.
Quia inclinávit aurem suam mihi: * et in diébus meis invocábo.
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me: and in my days I will call upon him.
Circumdedérunt me dolóres mortis: * et perícula inférni invenérunt me.
The sorrows of death have compassed me: and the perils of hell have found me.
Tribulatiónem et dolórem invéni: * et nomen Dómini invocávi.
I met with trouble and sorrow: and I called upon the name of the Lord.
O Dómine, líbera ánimam meam:†miséricors Dóminus, et justus, * et Deus noster miserétur.
O Lord, deliver my soul: the Lord is merciful and just, and our God sheweth mercy.
Custódiens párvulos Dóminus: * humiliátus sum, et liberávit me.
The Lord is the keeper of little ones: I was little and he delivered me.
Convértere ánima mea in réquiem tuam: * quia Dóminus benefécit tibi.
Turn, O my soul, into thy rest: for the Lord hath been bountiful to thee.
Quia erípuit ánimam meam de morte:†óculos meos a lácrimis, * pedes meos a lapsu.
For he hath delivered my soul from death: my eyes from tears, my feet from falling.
Placébo Dómino * in regióne vivórum.
I will please the Lord in the land of the living.
Réquiem ætérnam.
Eternal rest.
Ant. Placébo Dómino in regióne vivórum.
Ant. I will please the Lord in the land of the living.
Ant. Hei mihi * quia incolátus meus prolongátus est.
Ant. Woe is me that my sojourning is prolonged.
Psalm 119
Ad Dóminum cum tribulárer clamávi: * et exaudívit me.
In my trouble I cried to the Lord: and he heard me.
Dómine, líbera ánimam meam a lábiis iníquis, * et a lingua dolósa.
O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
This is a simplified version showing the structure. The complete vespers would include all psalms, canticles, and prayers from the original.