Psalm 13 | How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever?

Translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Usquequo, Domine, oblivisceris me

Language: Latin

Our translations: FRE

1 [In finem. Psalmus David.]
  Usquequo, Domine, oblivisceris me 
  in finem? usquequo avertis faciem tuam a me?
2 quamdiu ponam consilia in anima mea; 
  dolorem in corde meo per diem?
3 usquequo exaltabitur inimicus meus super me?
4 Respice, et exaudi me, Domine Deus meus.
  Illumina oculos meos, ne umquam obdormiam in morte;
5 nequando dicat inimicus meus: 
  Prævalui adversus eum.
  Qui tribulant me exsultabunt si motus fuero;
6 ego autem in misericordia tua speravi. 
  Exsultabit cor meum in salutari tuo.
  Cantabo Domino qui bona tribuit mihi; 
  et psallam nomini Domini altissimi.

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Text Authorship:

by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 12 (13)" [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):

by Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521), "Usquequo, Domine, oblivisceris me" [ four-part chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in English, a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts , King James Bible ; composed by Oliveria Louisa Prescott, Myron Silberstein.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) , "Psalm 12 (13)" ; composed by Heinrich Bellermann, Johannes Brahms, Robert Radecke, Georg Schumann, Heinrich Schütz.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Psaume 13", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
Line count: 15
Word count: 92

Psalm 13

Language: English after the Latin

     A prayer for help in trouble; To the chief musician, a Psalm of David.
1  How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever?  
   How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
2  How long shall I take counsel in my soul, 
   having sorrow in my heart daily?  
   How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
3  Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, 
   lest I sleep the sleep of death;
4  lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; 
   and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
5  But I have trusted in thy mercy; 
   my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
6  I will sing unto the Lord, 
   because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

Text Authorship:

by Bible or other Sacred Texts , King James Bible [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 12 (13)"
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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 Oliveria Louisa Prescott (1842 - 1919), "Psalm 13", 1873 [ soprano, chorus, and orchestra ], unpublished [sung text not yet checked]
by Myron Silberstein (b. 1975), "Psalm 13", 1998 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-07-08
Line count: 14
Word count: 128