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Domine probasti me
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vesper Psalms
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Domine probasti me by Francisco Valls — 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
This substantial setting of Psalm 139 (138) offers a profound reflection on divine omniscience, a common theme for Vespers. Valls crafts a rich sonic world for the double SATB choir, allowing for intricate contrapuntal interplay and grand textural contrasts. The Latin text, which explores the intimate knowledge God has of our lives, from our innermost thoughts to our daily actions, is treated with a majestic and devotional spirit. The music mirrors the text’s journey through God’s all-encompassing awareness, building to moments of powerful affirmation. This work would provide a significant and moving experience for a choir and congregation during penitential seasons or for any occasion calling for deep spiritual contemplation.
