Inveni David

General information

Offertory for Common of Confessors, a Bishop.
Source of text is Psalm 88:21-22 (Vulgate).

Settings by composers

• Johann Kaspar Aiblinger SATB
• Anton Bruckner
  • WAB 19 TTBB & 4 trombones
  • The verse from Os justi, Was 30 unison basses
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATTB or ATTBarB
• Mikolaj Zielenski SATB.SATB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Johann Kaspar Aiblinger — Inveni David, Op. 9, No. 11

Text and translations

Latin text Inveni David servum meum, oleo sancto meo unxi eum. Manus enim mea auxiliabitur ei et brachium meum confortabit eum. Alleluja.

English translation I have found David, my servant; I have anointed him with my holy oil; For my hand shall aid him and my arm shall strengthen him. Alleluia.