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Deep in the pit they digg'd for me
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Deep in the pit they digg'd for me by Jeremiah Clarke — Lyrics
In finem, pro occultis filii. Psalmus David.
Confitebor tibi, Domine, in toto corde meo; narrabo omnia mirabilia tua.
Laetabor et exsultabo in te; psallam nomini tuo, Altissime.
In convertendo inimicum meum retrorsum; infirmabuntur, et peribunt a facie tua.
Quoniam fecisti judicium meum et causam meam; sedisti super thronum, qui judicas justitiam.
Increpasti gentes, et periit impius: nomen eorum delesti in aeternum,
et in saeculum saeculi.
Inimici defecerunt frameae in finem, et civitates eorum
destruxisti. Periit memoria eorum cum sonitu;
et Dominus in aeternum permanet. Paravit in judicio thronum suum,
et ipse judicabit orbem terrae in aequitate: judicabit populos in justitia.
Et factus est Dominus refugium pauperi; adjutor in opportunitatibus, in tribulatione.
Et sperent in te qui noverunt nomen tuum,
quoniam non dereliquisti quaerentes te, Domine.
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About Deep in the pit they digg'd for me
This setting of Deep in the pit they digg'd for me is for SATB choir. The composer Jeremiah Clarke has here set a text that speaks of God's justice and protection, acknowledging his power and eternal reign. The work is suitable for services focusing on themes of deliverance or divine judgment. The Latin text is drawn from Psalm 9, with a translation provided for the English title. This sacred work offers a powerful message for a choir and congregation.
