Os justi
Language: Latin
Available translation(s): DUT ENG FRE
Os justi meditabitur sapientiam,
et lingua ejus loquetur judicium.
Lex Dei ejus in corde ipsius
et non supplantabuntur gressus ejus.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "De mond van de rechtvaardige", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (David Kenneth Smith) , "The mouth of just ones", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Guy Laffaille
[Guest Editor] , Lau Kanen
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2010-02-05
Line count: 4
Word count: 20
The mouth of just ones
Language: English  after the Latin
The mouth of just ones meditates upon wisdom's law,
their tongue shall ever be speaking of what is just,
their God's law hidden in their heart forever;
and never shall the just ones' footsteps falter.
(Psalm 37:30-31)
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This text was added to the website: 2016-02-12
Line count: 4
Word count: 35