Psalm 52: Difference between revisions
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1. Why should the haughty hero boast, | 1. Why should the haughty hero boast, | ||
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The widow's groan, the orphan's sigh; | The widow's groan, the orphan's sigh; | ||
And when the wearied sword would spare, | And when the wearied sword would spare, | ||
His falsehood spreads the fatal snare. | His falsehood spreads the fatal snare.}} | ||
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3. He triumphs in the deeds of wrong, | 3. He triumphs in the deeds of wrong, | ||
And arms with rage his impious tongue; | And arms with rage his impious tongue; | ||
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Calls to the dust his honors down; | Calls to the dust his honors down; | ||
The righteous freed, their hopes recall, | The righteous freed, their hopes recall, | ||
And hail the proud oppressor's fall. | And hail the proud oppressor's fall.}} | ||
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5. How low the insulting tyrant lies, | 5. How low the insulting tyrant lies, | ||
Who dared the eternal power despise; | Who dared the eternal power despise; | ||
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The saints who saw our mournful days, | The saints who saw our mournful days, | ||
Shall join our grateful songs of praise.}} | Shall join our grateful songs of praise.}} | ||
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Revision as of 04:21, 16 January 2020
Text and translations
Latin text
51:1 In finem. Intellectus David, |
English translation
51:1 For the end. David wrote this
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English translation
51:1 In the end, David's understanding, |
English translation 51:1 [To the chief Musician,] Maschil, A Psalm of David, |
German translation
51:1 Eine Unterweisung Davids, vorzusingen,
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Hungarian translation
51:1 Végig Dávid oktatása, |
Metrical paraphrase by Joel Barlow, 1786
English text 1. Why should the haughty hero boast, |
3. He triumphs in the deeds of wrong, |
5. How low the insulting tyrant lies, |