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Benedic, anima mea, Domino
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Offertory Hymns
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Benedic, anima mea, Domino by Orlando di Lasso — Lyrics
Ipsi David. Benedic, anima mea, Domino, et omnia quae intra me sunt nomini sancto ejus.
Benedic, anima mea, Domino, et noli oblivisci omnes retributiones ejus.
Qui propitiatur omnibus iniquitatibus tuis; qui sanat omnes infirmitates tuas:
qui redimit de interitu vitam tuam; qui coronat te in misericordia et miserationibus:
qui replet in bonis desiderium tuum; renovabitur ut aquilae juventus tua:
faciens misericordias Dominus, et judicium omnibus injuriam patientibus.
Notas fecit vias suas Moysi; filiis Israël voluntates suas.
Miserator et misericors Dominus: longanimis, et multum misericors.
Non in perpetuum irascetur, neque in aeternum comminabitur.
Non secundum peccata nostra fecit nobis, neque secundum iniquitates nostras retribuit nobis.
Quoniam secundum altitudinem caeli a terra, corroboravit misericordiam suam
super timentes se;
quantum distat ortus ab occidente, longe fecit a nobis iniquitates nostras.
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About Benedic, anima mea, Domino
This sacred motet by Orlando di Lasso sets a text from Psalm 103, inviting the soul to bless the Lord and recall His benefits. The composer's SATB setting captures the devotional spirit of the Latin words, which praise God for forgiving iniquities, healing infirmities, and redeeming life from destruction. The music would have been used as an offertory hymn. It reflects on God's unending mercy, contrasting His long-suffering nature with His justice for those who suffer wrong. The text also recalls God's guidance of Moses and the Israelites, culminating in a powerful affirmation of God's enduring, rather than wrathful, nature.
