Cæli enarrant gloriam Dei Matches original text
Language: Latin
1 In finem. Psalmus David. 2 Cœli enarrant gloriam Dei, et opera manuum ejus annuntiat firmamentum. 3 Dies diei eructat verbum, et nox nocti indicat scientiam. 4 Non sunt loquelæ, neque sermones, quorum non audiantur voces eorum. 5 In omnem terram exivit sonus eorum, et in fines orbis terræ verba eorum. 6 In sole posuit tabernaculum suum; et ipse tamquam sponsus procedens de thalamo suo. Exsultavit ut gigas ad currendam viam; 7 a summo cælo egressio ejus. Et occursus ejus usque ad summum ejus; nec est qui se abscondat a calore ejus. 8 Lex Domini immaculata, convertens animas; testimonium Domini fidele, sapientiam præstans parvulis. 9 Justitiæ Domini rectæ, lætificantes corda; præceptum Domini lucidum, illuminans oculos. 10 Timor Domini sanctus, permanens in sæculum sæculi; judicia Domini vera, justificata in semetipsa, 11 desiderabilia super aurum et lapidem pretiosum multum, et dulciora super mel et favum. 12 Etenim servus tuus custodit ea; in custodiendis illis retributio multa. 13 Delicta quis intelligit? ab occultis meis munda me; 14 et ab alienis parce servo tuo. Si mei non fuerint dominati, tunc immaculatus ero, et emundabor a delicto maximo. 15 Et erunt ut complaceant eloquia oris mei, et meditatio cordis mei in conspectu tuo semper. Domine, adjutor meus, et redemptor meus.
Composition:
- Set to music by Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711 - 1772), "Cæli enarrant gloriam Dei", published 1750
Text Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalm 18 (19)"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Psalm 18 (19)"
- FRE French (Français) (Louis Segond) , "Psaume 19"
- GER German (Deutsch) (Martin Luther) , "Psalm 19", subtitle: "Gottes Herrlichkeit in seiner Schöpfung und in seinem Gesetz"
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-18
Line count: 34
Word count: 205