Ego dixi Domine

General information

Source of text is Psalm 40:5 (Vulgate), Psalm 89:13 (Vulgate) & Te Deum

Settings by composers

• Giovanni Gabrieli AATTBBB or SSAAATB
• Ferdinand di Lasso SSATTB (Psalm 40:5 only)
• Giovanni Battista Riccio AA

Text and translations

Latin text 40:5  Ego dixi, Domine, miserere mei: sana animam meam, quoniam[quia] peccavi tibi: 89:13  Convertere, Domine; usquequo et deprecabilis esto super servos tuos. Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, super nos quemadmodum speravimus in te.

English translation 41:4  said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. 90:13  Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last: and be gracious unto thy servants. O Lord, have mercy upon us, as our trust is in thee.