St. Jadwiga. Blessed are those who dwell in your house, Lord: they will praise you for ever and ever. Psalm 84:4 (83:5 Vulgate)
St. Hedwig Catholic Church in Chicago. “Blessed are those who dwell in your house, Lord: they will praise you for ever and ever.” Psalm 84:4 (83:5 Vulgate). Photo by Paul R. Burley / CC BY-SA 4.0

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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Psalm stone Bismarck Tower Park courtyard
Psalm stone, Bismarck Tower Park courtyard. Photo by PantheraLeo1359531, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Psalm 46:1-9,11 [Latin: Psalmi 45:2-10,12]

1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. [Selah.]

Deus noster refugium et virtus; adjutor in tribulationibus quae invenerunt nos nimis. Propterea non timebimus dum turbabitur terra, et transferentur montes in cor maris. Sonuerunt, et turbatae sunt aquae eorum; conturbati sunt montes in fortitudine ejus. Fluminis impetus laetificat civitatem Dei: sanctificavit tabernaculum suum Altissimus. Deus in medio ejus, non commovebitur; adjuvabit eam Deus mane diluculo. Conturbatae sunt gentes, et inclinata sunt regna: dedit vocem suam, mota est  terra. Dominus virtutum nobiscum; susceptor noster Deus Jacob. Venite, et videte opera Domini, quae posuit prodigia super terram, auferens bella usque ad finem terrae. Arcum conteret, et confringet arma, et scuta comburet igni. […] Dominus virtutum nobiscum; susceptor noster Deus Jacob.

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Deus noster refugium, RCT 13, composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

Jean Philippe Rameau – Deus noster refugium

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Jean-Philippe Rameau, by Jacques Aved, 1728
Jean-Philippe Rameau, by Jacques Aved, 1728

Psalm 126:1-6 [Latin]

1 When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.

3 The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.

4 Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south.

5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.


In convertendo Dominus, RCT 14, composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

In convertendo, Grands Motets, Rameau, Les Siècles, Bruno Procopio

Performed by The Centuries Choir and Orchestra, direction, Bruno Procopio

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Jean-Philippe Rameau, by Joseph Aved.
Jean-Philippe Rameau, by Joseph Aved. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalm 69:3 | Psalm 68:4 Vulgate [Latin]

3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

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Laboravi clamans, grand motet for 5 voices composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

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Laboravi clamans - Jean-Philippe Rameau Dir. Matthew Leese

Performed by University of Illinois Chorale, Matthew Leese conductor

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Laboravi Clamans (SSATB,Org) composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764). Edited by Daniel Pinkham. For SSATB choir, Organ. Choral. Vocal score. Text Language: Latin. Published by Edition Peters (PE.P66276). ISBN M-3007-1989-4. With Text Language: Latin. Choral.

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