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Dirige me (Psalm 27 Secunda pars)
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Dirige me (Psalm 27 Secunda pars) by Sigismondo d'India — Lyrics
Psalmus David, priusquam liniretur. Dominus illuminatio mea et salus mea: quem timebo?
Dominus protector vitae meae: a quo trepidabo?
Dum appropiant super me nocentes ut edant carnes meas, qui tribulant me inimici mei, ipsi
infirmati sunt et ceciderunt.
Si consistant adversum me castra, non timebit cor meum; si exsurgat adversum me praelium, in hoc ego sperabo.
Unam petii a Domino, hanc requiram, ut inhabitem in domo Domini omnibus diebus vitae meae; ut videam voluptatem Domini, et visitem templum ejus.
Quoniam abscondit me in tabernaculo suo; in die malorum abscondito me in tabernaculi sui.
In petra exaltavit me, et nunc exaltavit caput meum super inimicos meos. Circuivi,
et immolavi in tabernaculo ejus hostiam vociferationis;
cantabo, et psalmum dicam Domino.
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About Dirige me (Psalm 27 Secunda pars)
Sigismondo d'India, a significant composer of the early Baroque era, wrote this sacred motet for SATTB voices. The Latin text is drawn from Psalm 27, specifically the second part, which speaks of God's protection and guidance. The composer sets words expressing deep trust in the Lord as a source of light and salvation, even in the face of adversity. The psalm verses describe seeking refuge in God's tabernacle and desiring to dwell in His house forever. D'India's setting likely reflects the rich polyphonic tradition while embracing the expressive harmonic language emerging in his time, making it a powerful contemplation of faith and divine presence.
