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Domine probasti me
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vesper Psalms
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Domine probasti me by Giovanni Gastoldi — 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 powerful SATTB setting of Psalm 139 in Latin explores the profound omnipresence of God. The text describes how God knows all our thoughts, actions, and even our deepest intentions, from our first waking moments to our resting. The composer captures the awe-inspiring nature of this divine omniscience, with the rich harmonies of the five-part choir lending weight to the psalmist’s declarations of wonder. The music would have been suitable for Vespers, a traditional evening service in the Roman Catholic liturgy. The composer's skill ensures that the spiritual message of the psalm is conveyed with both gravitas and beauty, making it a compelling choice for a choir seeking to explore sacred Renaissance repertoire.
