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Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth! Meine Seele verlanget und sehnet sich nach den Vorhöfen des Herrn; mein Leib und Seele freuen sich in dem lebendigen Gott. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth! Wohl denen, die in deinem Hause wohnen, die loben dich immerdar. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen!
Text Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , from Psalm 84:1,2,4 [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 83 (84)"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen", op. 45 no. 4 [ chorus and orchestra ], from Ein deutsches Requiem, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672), "Mein Sohn, warum hast Du uns das getan", op. 12 no. 4, SWV. 401 (1650), from Symphoniae sacrae III - Geistliche Konzerte für Singstimmen und Instrumente, teils mehrchörig, no. 4
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) , "Psalm 83 (84)" ; composed by Heinrich Schütz.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts [an adaptation] ; composed by Joseph Rheinberger.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Que agradosos són els teus estatges", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hoe lieflijk zijn, ja, uw woningen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- EST Estonian (Eesti keel) (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Kui armsad on sinu hooned"
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Quanto amabili sono le tue dimore", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2006-01-02
Line count: 9
Word count: 51
Hoe lieflijk zijn, ja, uw woningen, Heer Zebaoth! En mijn ziel, zij verlangt zo en hunkert zeer Naar de voorhoven van God; Mijn lijf en ziel verheugen zich In de bezielende God. Hoe lieflijk zijn, ja, uw woningen, Heer Zebaoth! Heil dezen die in uw paleis al wonen, Zij loven u altijd door. Hoe lieflijk zijn, ja, uw woningen!
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2015 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Bible or other Sacred Texts , from Psalm 84:1,2,4 [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 83 (84)"
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-17
Line count: 9
Word count: 59