Psalm 140 | O God, deliver me

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by Théodore de Béze (1519 - 1605)

Translation © by Rodney Sones

Psaume CXL

Language: French (Français) after the Latin

Our translations: ENG

O Dieu donne-moi délivrance
de cet homme pernicieux
Préserve-moi de la nuisance
de cet homme malicieux.

Text Authorship:

by Théodore de Béze (1519 - 1605) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 139 (140)"
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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 Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955), "Psaume CXL", H. 144 no. 2 (1940), published 1943 [ high voice and piano ], from Trois Psaumes, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Rodney Sones) , "Psalm 140", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 16

Psalm 140

Language: English after the French (Français)

O God, deliver me
from this pernicious man;
Preserve me from 
the harm of this malicious man.

Text Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2004 by Rodney Sones, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Théodore de Béze (1519 - 1605) [an adaptation]
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 139 (140)"
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2004-06-20
Line count: 4
Word count: 17