Psalmus 139 (140)
Language: Latin
1 [In finem. Psalmus David.] 2 Eripe me, Domine, ab homine malo; a viro iniquo eripe me. 3 Qui cogitaverunt iniquitates in corde, tota die constituebant prælia. 4 Acuerunt linguas suas sicut serpentis; venenum aspidum sub labiis eorum. 5 Custodi me, Domine, de manu peccatoris, et ab hominibus iniquis eripe me. Qui cogitaverunt supplantare gressus meos: 6 absconderunt superbi laqueum mihi. Et funes extenderunt in laqueum; juxta iter, scandalum posuerunt mihi. 7 Dixi Domino: Deus meus es tu; exaudi, Domine, vocem deprecationis meæ. 8 Domine, Domine, virtus salutis meæ, obumbrasti super caput meum in die belli. 9 Ne tradas me, Domine, a desiderio meo peccatori: cogitaverunt contra me; ne derelinquas me, ne forte exaltentur. 10 Caput circuitus eorum: labor labiorum ipsorum operiet eos. 11 Cadent super eos carbones; in ignem dejicies eos: in miseriis non subsistent. 12 Vir linguosus non dirigetur in terra; virum injustum mala capient in interitu. 13 Cognovi quia faciet Dominus judicium inopis, et vindictam pauperum. 14 Verumtamen justi confitebuntur nomini tuo, et habitabunt recti cum vultu tuo.
Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 139 (140)" [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):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Théodore de Béze (1519 - 1605) [an adaptation] ; composed by Arthur Honegger.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-05-21
Line count: 30
Word count: 171