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Translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Psalmus 140 (141)
Language: Latin 
1  [Psalmus David.] Domine, clamavi ad te: exaudi me;
   intende voci meæ, cum clamavero ad te.
2  Dirigatur oratio mea sicut incensum in conspectu tuo;
   elevatio manuum mearum sacrificium vespertinum.
3  Pone, Domine, custodiam ori meo,
   et ostium circumstantiæ labiis meis.
4  Non declines cor meum in verba malitiæ,
   ad excusandas excusationes in peccatis;
   cum hominibus operantibus iniquitatem,
   et non communicabo cum electis eorum.
5  Corripiet me justus in misericordia, et increpabit me:
   oleum autem peccatoris non impinguet caput meum.
   Quoniam adhuc et oratio mea in beneplacitis eorum:
6  absorpti sunt juncti petræ judices eorum.
   Audient verba mea, quoniam potuerunt.
7  Sicut crassitudo terræ erupta est super terram,
   dissipata sunt ossa nostra secus infernum.
8  Quia ad te, Domine, Domine, oculi mei;
   in te speravi, non auferas animam meam.
9  Custodi me a laqueo quem statuerunt mihi,
   et a scandalis operantium iniquitatem.
10 Cadent in retiaculo ejus peccatores:
   singulariter sum ego, donec transeam.

Text Authorship:

  • by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 140 (141)" [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 German (Deutsch), a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalm 141" ; composed by Boris Blacher.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Martin Luther) , "Psalm 140"


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-20
Line count: 23
Word count: 153

Psalm 141
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Latin 
1  [Psalmus David.] Herr, ich rufe zu dir, eile zu mir;
   vernimm meine Stimme, wenn ich dich anrufe.
2  Mein Gebet müsse vor dir taugen wie ein Rauchopfer,
   mein Händeaufheben wie ein Abendopfer.
3  Herr, behüte meinen Mund
   und bewahre meine Lippen.
4  Neige mein Herz nicht auf etwas Böses,
   ein gottlos Wesen zu führen mit den Übeltätern,
   daß ich nicht esse von dem,
   was ihnen geliebt.
5  Der Gerechte schlage mich freundlich und strafe mich;
   das wird mir so wohl tun wie Balsam auf meinem Haupt;
   denn ich bete stets, daß sie mir nicht Schaden tun.
6  Ihre Führer müssen gestürzt werden über einen Fels;
   so wird man dann meine Rede hören, daß sie lieblich sei.
7  Unsre Gebeine sind zerstreut bis zur Hölle,
   wie wenn einer das Land pflügt und zerwühlt.
8  Denn auf dich, Herr, Herr, sehen meine Augen;
   ich traue auf dich, verstoße meine Seele nicht.
9  Bewahre mich vor dem Stricke, den sie mir gelegt haben,
   und vor der Falle der Übeltäter.
10 Die Gottlosen müssen in ihr eigen Netz fallen miteinander,
   ich aber immer vorübergehen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalm 141" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 140 (141)"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Boris Blacher (1903 - 1975), "Psalm 141", from Drei Psalmen, no. 2. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-12-07
Line count: 23
Word count: 181

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