Psalmus 141 (142)
Language: Latin
1 [Intellectus David, cum esset in spelunca, oratio.] 2 Voce mea ad Dominum clamavi, voce mea ad Dominum deprecatus sum. 3 Effundo in conspectu ejus orationem meam, et tribulationem meam ante ipsum pronuntio: 4 in deficiendo ex me spiritum meum, et tu cognovisti semitas meas. In via hac qua ambulabam absconderunt laqueum mihi. 5 Considerabam ad dexteram, et videbam, et non erat qui cognosceret me: periit fuga a me, et non est qui requirat animam meam. 6 Clamavi ad te, Domine; dixi: Tu es spes mea, portio mea in terra viventium. 7 Intende ad deprecationem meam, quia humiliatus sum nimis. Libera me a persequentibus me, quia confortati sunt super me. 8 Educ de custodia animam meam ad confitendum nomini tuo; me exspectant justi donec retribuas mihi.
Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 141 (142)" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalm 142", King James GER ; composed by Ned Rorem.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) ENG ; composed by Boris Blacher.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-05-21
Line count: 23
Word count: 126