Language: Latin
1 Psalmus Asaph.
Deus, venerunt gentes in hæreditatem tuam;
polluerunt templum sanctum tuum;
posuerunt Jerusalem in pomorum custodiam.
Posuerunt morticina servorum tuorum escas volatilibus cæli;
carnes sanctorum tuorum bestiis terræ.
Effuderunt sanguinem eorum tamquam aquam in circuitu Jerusalem,
et non erat qui sepeliret.
Facti sumus opprobrium vicinis nostris;
subsannatio et illusio his qui in circuitu nostro sunt.
Usquequo, Domine, irasceris in finem?
accendetur velut ignis zelus tuus?
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Composition:
- Set to music by Elaine Fine (b. 1959), "Psalm 79", 2010, lines 1-5 [ soprano, 2 violins, viola, cello ]
Text Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 78 (79)"
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This text was added to the website: 2014-08-20
Line count: 32
Word count: 205