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Herr lehre mich tun nach deinem Wohlgefallen
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Herr lehre mich tun nach deinem Wohlgefallen by Johann Gottfried Weiske — Lyrics
Psalmus David, quando persequebatur eum Absalom filius ejus.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam; auribus percipe obsecrationem meam in veritate tua; exaudi me in tua justitia.
Et non intres in judicium cum servo tuo, quia non justificabitur in conspectu tuo omnis vivens.
Quia persecutus est inimicus animam meam; humiliavit in terra vitam meam; collocavit me in obscures, sicut mortuos saeculi.
Et anxiatus est super me spiritus meus; in me turbatum est cor meum.
Memor fui dierum antiquorum; meditatus sum in omnibus operibus tuis:
in factis manuum tuarum meditabar.
Expandi manus meas ad te; anima mea sicut terra sine aqua tibi. [diapsalma]
Velociter exaudi me, Domine; defecit spiritus meus. Non avertas faciem tuam a me, et similis ero descendentibus in lacum.
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About Herr lehre mich tun nach deinem Wohlgefallen
This motet by Johann Gottfried Weiske, setting German and Latin texts, might be sung during a period of penitence or intercession. The composer draws on Psalm 143, a prayer of David when pursued by his son Absalom, depicting a soul in distress and seeking divine guidance. The music, for SATB choir, likely reflects the profound spiritual turmoil and earnest plea for God's help conveyed in the text. Weiske's setting would offer a choir the opportunity to explore the expressive depths of this ancient psalm, meditating on themes of vulnerability, persecution, and the ultimate reliance on divine justice and mercy.
