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Domine probasti
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vesper Psalms
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Domine probasti by Tiburtio Massaino — Lyrics
In finem, Psalmus David. Domine, probasti me, et cognovisti me;
tu cognovisti sessionem meam et resurrectionem meam.
Intellexisti cogitationes meas de longe;
semitam meam et funiculum meum investigasti:
et omnes vias meas praevidisti,
quia non est sermo in lingua mea.
Ecce, Domine, tu cognovisti omnia, novissima et antiqua.
Tu formasti me, et posuisti super me manum tuam.
Mirabilis facta est scientia tua ex me; confortata est, et non potero ad eam.
Quo ibo a spiritu tuo? et quo a facie tua fugiam?
Si ascendero in caelum, tu illic es; si descendero in infernum, ades.
Si sumpsero pennas meas diluculo, et habitavero in extremis maris,
etenim illuc manus tua deducet me, et tenebit me dextera tua.
Et dixi: Forsitan tenebrae conculcabunt me; et nox illuminatio mea in deliciis meis.
Quia tenebrae non obscurabuntur a te, et nox sicut dies illuminabitur:
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About Domine probasti
This motet setting of Psalm 139 (138) is suitable for Vespers services. Tiburtio Massaino’s SATTB setting in Latin expresses the profound intimacy of God’s knowledge of us. From our innermost thoughts and hidden actions to our very beginnings and future, the text declares God’s comprehensive awareness. The composer’s skill is evident in how he musically depicts the boundless nature of divine omniscience. The music conveys a sense of awe at God’s presence, whether one ascends to heaven or descends to the depths. It is a rich, five-voice setting that explores the Psalmist’s contemplation of being known completely by the Creator.
