Quam dilecta tabernacula (Psalm 84:1-4,8-9,12) – Jean-Philippe Rameau

Psalm 84:1-4,8-9,12 [Latin: Psalmi 83:1-5,8-9,13]

¹ How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

² My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

³ Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.

⁴ Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

⁸ O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

⁹ Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

¹² O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

Quam dilecta tabernacula tua, Domine virtutum! Concupiscit, et deficit anima mea in atria Domini; cor meum et caro mea exsultaverunt in Deum vivum. Etenim passer invenit sibi domum, et turtur nidum sibi, ubi ponat pullos suos: altaria tua, Domine virtutum, rex meus, et Deus meus. Beati qui habitant in domo tua, Domine; in saecula saeculorum laudabunt te. Etenim benedictionem dabit legislator; ibunt de virtute in virtutem: videbitur Deus deorum in Sion. Domine Deus virtutum, exaudi orationem meam; auribus percipe, Deus Jacob. Non privabit bonis eos qui ambulant in innocentia: Domine virtutum, beatus homo qui sperat in te.

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Quam dilecta tabernacula, RCT 15, Grand Motet composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

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