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Domine probasti me
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Domine probasti me by Orlando di Lasso — 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 me
Orlando di Lasso’s motet Domine probasti me opens with a sense of deep personal reflection. The complex SAATB voicing unfolds a rich polyphonic texture, carefully shaping the unfolding meaning of the Latin text drawn from Psalm 139. The composer masterfully illustrates David’s contemplation of God’s omnipresence and intimate knowledge of all human actions, from our sitting and rising to our deepest thoughts. Lasso’s music vividly conveys the Psalmist’s awe at this divine awareness, exploring the impossibility of escaping God’s spirit, even in the furthest reaches of heaven or hell. The motet builds to a powerful affirmation of faith, a profound meditation on divine omniscience and control.
