Diligam te Domine

General information

Diligam te Domine, from Psalm 17:2-4 (Vulgate), is a responsory for Matins of ferial Sundays.

Setting by composers

Johann Kaspar Aiblinger SATB & orchestra Raffaella Aleotti SATTB(as far as "sperabo in eum") Giovanni Croce SATTB or ATTBB Giovanni Gabrieli a 7 SSAATTB (through "et sperabo in eum.") a 8 SSAATTBB (through "et sperabo in eum.") Hans Leo Hassler SATB (much shortened)

Orlando di Lasso a 6 SAATBB a 3 STB Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck a 5 SATTB & basso seguente (through "et liberator meus") a 8 Ascanio Trombetti STTTBB (through "et sperabo in eum.") Melchior Vulpius SATTBB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Andrea Gabrieli — Diligam te, Domine
• Alexei Lvov — Diligam te Domine
• Annibale Orgas — Diligam te Domine

Text and translations

Latin text 17:2  Diligam te Domine, fortitudo mea. 17:3  Dominus firmamentum meum et refugium meum et liberator meus, Deus meus adjutor meus et sperabo in eum, protector meus et cornu salutis meae et susceptor meus. 17:4  Laudans invocabo Dominum et ab inimicis salvus ero. Hungarian translation Szeretlek Uram, én erősségem! Uram, én erősségem, menedékem és megszabadítóm; Én Istenem, segítségem, akiben reménykedem, oltalmazóm, üdvösségem ereje, aki fölemelsz engem. Dicsérem és segítségül hívom az Urat, és megszabadulok ellenségeimtől.

English translation 18:1  I will love thee, O Lord, my strength:   The Lord is my firmament, my refuge, and my deliverer. My God is my helper, and in him will I put my trust. My protector, and the horn of my salvation, and my support. 18:2  Praising, I will call upon the Lord: and I shall be saved from my enemies. German translation Ich will dich lieben, Herr, meine Stärke. Der Herr ist meine Festung und meine Zuflucht und mein Befreier. Mein Schützer und das Horn meines Heils, mein Gott ist mein Helfer und ich werde auf ihn hoffen.

External links

• The chant at gregofacsimil.net
• Occurrence in office books, with facsimiles at Cantusdatabase.org