Psalm 4 Flashcards
cum invocarem exaudivit me Deus justitiae mae
when I called (coom invo-car-em)
He heard me (ex-aw-DEE-veet may)
the God of my justice (jus-teetz-ee-ay may)
God is just…when we ask humbly…He hears our prayer and answers
in tribulatione dilatasti mihi
in tribulation (trib-you-lots-ee-own-ay) you enlarged me (dee-lah-tahz-ti mee-hee)
hearts are enlarged as they love more thing - God makes even suffering joyus, trials are part of the joy too! The hearts love encompasses more
our good works no longer limited to all we encounter are Christ! A LARGE HEART INDEED!
miserere mei
have mercy on me
et exaudi orationem meam
and hear my prayer (may-ahm)
4:1 “he heard me” speaking in person of Christ
now 4:2 “hear me” - realizing our need for perfection
filii hominum, usquequo gravi corde?
sons of men (fill-ee-ee om-ee-noom)
how long…dull…heart
(oos-qway-qwoh grov-ee cord-ay)
ut quid diligitis vanitatem et quaeritis mendacium?
ut quid - and why (oot qweed)
delight (love) (dee-lee-geet-tis)
vanity, ( vahn-ee-tot-tem)
and seek (qway-ree-tis) lies (men-doch-ee-oom)
invocarem
I invoked (put trust in)
cum
when
exaudivit
he heard (answered)
meae
of me
dilatasti
open wide, enlarge, set at liberty
miserere
have mercy
exaudi
hear
orationem
the prayer
usquequo
how long
gravi
hard, heavy
ut quid
why
diligitis
you do love (delight delect)
vanitatem
vanity/emptiness
quaeritis
you do seek/desire/think of (qware-ee-tees)
mendacium
lies
Dóminus exáudiet me cum clamávero ad eum.
exáudiet (he will hear) me (me) cum (when) clamávero (I shall cry) ad (to) eum (him)
Irascímini, et nolíte peccáre
Irascímini (be angry [at yourself]) (ir-rash-EE-mee-nee)
nolíte (be unwilling) (no-leet-ay)
peccáre (to sin) (pay-cahr-ay)
quæ dicitis in cordibus vestris,
in cubilibus vestris compungimini
quæ (that which/ what)
dícitis (you say)
in córdibus vestris (in your heart)
in cubílibus (in the beds) (coo-billy-boos)
compungímini (be sorry/repent) (com-poon-gee-mee-nee)
The things you say in your hearts, by giving consent, and what you do in your rooms, taking delight in evil deeds, be sorry for them
Sacrificáte sacrifícium justítiæ, et speráte in Dómino
Sacrificáte (offer up) sacrifícium (sacrifice) justítiæ (of justice) speráte (hope) in dómino (in the Lord)
Multi dicunt: Quis osténdit nobis bona?
multi (the many) dicunt (they say) quis (who will) osténdit (show) nobis (to us) bona (the good [things])
Signátum est super nos lumen vultus tui, Dómine:
Signátum est (it is marked/imprinted/signed) super (over/on) nos (us) lumen (the light) vultus (face/countenance) tui (your)
dedísti lætítiam in corde meo
dedísti (you have given)
lætítiam (the joy)
in corde (in heart)
meo (mine)
A fructu fruménti, vini, et ólei sui * multiplicáti sunt.
A (by) fructu (the fruit) fruménti (of grain) vini (of wine) ólei (of oil) sui (their) multiplicáti sunt (they are multiplied)
In pace in idípsum * dórmiam, et requiéscam
pace (peace)
in idípsum (at once) (ee-dip-soom)
dórmiam (I will sleep) (door-mee-ahm)
requiéscam (I will rest) (reh-qwee-ES-cahm)
Quóniam tu, Dómine, singuláriter in spe * constituísti me
Quóniam (For) (qwoe-nee-ahm)
tu (you)
singuláriter (alone) (sing-you-lahr-ee-tare)
in spe (hope)
constituísti me (you have set me) (con-stit-too-ees-tee may)
first psalm of compline and its title
psalm 4 in finem in carminibus
(in finem = to the end…sleep that foreshadows death)
in carminibus = with instruments = harmony of words and action/singing
idipsum
at once
vultus
face/countenance
Irascímini
be angry at yourself
mendacium
men-dach-ee-oom (lies)
Et scitóte quóniam mirificávit Dóminus sanctum suum:
scitóte (know you) (shee-TOE-tay) quóniam (that) (qwoe-nee-ahm) mirificávit (he has exalted) (mee-riff-ee-cah-veet) sanctum (the honly one) suum (his):
Dóminus exáudiet me cum clamávero ad eum.
exáudiet (will hear) (ex-aw-dee-et) cum (when) clamávero (I shall cry) (clahm-ahv-ay-roe) ad (to) eum (him) (ay-oom)
Sacrificáte sacrifícium justítiæ, ,
Sacrificáte (make an offering, imperative) (sacrih-fih-cah-tay)
sacrifícium (sacrifice) (sacrih-feech-ee-oom)
justítiæ (of justice) (you-steetz-ee-ay)
Augustine:
be angry with his own sins, and in in self-punishment he should sacrifice himself unto God?
et speráte in Dómino
speráte (hope, imperative) (sper-aht-ay)
in dómino (in the Lord)
multi dicunt quis osténdit nobis bona?
multi (the many) dicunt (say) (dee-coont) quis (who) (qwees) osténdit (shows) (oh-stend-eet) nobis (us) bona (good [things])? (bow-nah)
Signátum est super nos lumen vultus tui,
Signátum est (it is imprinted) (sig-naht-oom super (over/on) nos (us) lumen (the light) vultus (face/countenance) (vool-toos) tui (your) (too-ee)
dedísti lætítiam in corde meo
dedísti (you have given) (day-dis-tee)
lætítiam (the joy) (lay-teetz-ee-ahm
A fructu fruménti, vini et ólei sui multiplicáti sunt.
by (from) fructu (the fruit) fruménti (corn/grain), (froo-mint-ee) vini (wine) ólei (oil) (oh-lay-ee) sui (their) (soo-ee) multiplicáti sunt (they are multiplied)
they multiply anxiety about food, drink, oil and the things they need…not looking to the singular fulfillment (Aquinas)
