Psalmus 2 | Quare fremuerunt gentes

Psalmus 2

Language: Latin

Our translations: CAT FRE

1  Quare fremuerunt gentes, 
   et populi meditati sunt inania?
2  Astiterunt reges terræ, 
   et principes convenerunt in unum
   adversus Dominum, et adversus christum ejus.
3  Dirumpamus vincula eorum, 
   et projiciamus a nobis jugum ipsorum.
4  Qui habitat in cælis irridebit eos, 
   et Dominus subsannabit eos.
5  Tunc loquetur ad eos in ira sua, 
   et in furore suo conturbabit eos.
6  Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo super Sion, 
   montem sanctum ejus,prædicans præceptum ejus.
7  Dominus dixit ad me: 
   Filius meus es tu; 
   ego hodie genui te.
8  Postula a me, et dabo tibi gentes hæreditatem tuam,
   et possessionem tuam terminos terræ.
9  Reges eos in virga ferrea, 
   et tamquam vas figuli confringes eos.
10 Et nunc, reges, intelligite; 
   erudimini, qui judicatis terram.
11 Servite Domino in timore, 
   et exsultate ei cum tremore.
12 Apprehendite disciplinam, nequando irascatur Dominus,
   et pereatis de via justa.
13 Cum exarserit in brevi ira ejus, 
   beati omnes qui confidunt in eo.

Text Authorship:

by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 2" [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 English, a translation by Matthew Parker, Archbishop (1504 - 1575) , "Psalm 2", first published 1567 [an adaptation] CAT FRE GER GER ; composed by Thomas Tallis.
Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) , "Psalm 2" CAT ENG ENG FRE ; composed by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Heinrich Schütz.
Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Psalm 2,1-4,11,12b [an adaptation] CAT ENG ENG FRE ; composed by Joseph Rheinberger.

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

ENG English (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Psalm 2", KJV
GER German (Deutsch) (Martin Luther) , "Psalm 2"

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-05-14
Line count: 28
Word count: 157