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Exultate justi
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Exultate justi by Jacob Handl — Lyrics
Psalmus David. Exsultate, justi, in Domino; rectos decet collaudatio.
Confitemini Domino in cithara; in psalterio decem chordarum psallite illi.
Cantate ei canticum novum; bene psallite ei in vociferatione.
Quia rectum est verbum Domini, et omnia opera ejus in fide.
Diligit misericordiam et judicium; misericordia Domini plena est terra.
Verbo Domini caeli firmati sunt, et spiritu oris ejus omnis virtus eorum.
Congregans sicut in utre aquas maris;
ponens in thesauris abyssos.
Timeat Dominum omnis terra; ab eo autem commoveantur omnes inhabitantes orbem.
Quoniam ipse dixit, et facta sunt; ipse mandavit et creata sunt.
Dominus dissipat consilia gentium;
reprobat autem cogitationes populorum, et reprobat consilia principum.
Consilium autem Domini in aeternum manet; cogitationes cordis ejus in generatione et generationem.
Beata gens cujus est Dominus Deus ejus; populus quem
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About Exultate justi
Jacob Handl's Exultate justi is a powerful motet for eight-part choir (SSAATTBB). The Latin text, drawn from Psalm 33, is a jubilant call to praise God. It urges the righteous to rejoice in the Lord, to sing to Him with new songs and shouts of exultation, proclaiming His word and works. The composer vividly sets the text, moving from jubilant praise to a more profound reflection on God's creation and divine power, painting a scene of universal awe before the Creator's might. This is a compelling piece for a choir seeking a substantial Renaissance motet with rich harmonic language.
