Benedicam Dominum

General information

Benedicam Dominum, the opening verse of Psalm 33 (Septuagint numbering), is used for both the Responsorium breve for Tuesday Vespers (Ant. Mon. 1934 p 136) and (with the following verse "In Domino laudabitur") as the Gradual for Pentecost XII.

There is also an Offertory, Benedicam Dominum qui mihi tribuit for the Tuesday after Lent II (GR p. 116)

Notes on selected settings

Giovanni Paolo Cima ST & bc (v. 2 with Alleluia) Giovanni Croce SATB, SSAA or ATTB (v. 2) Josef von Eybler SATB & orchestra (vv. 2-3 with Alleluia)

Melchior Franck SSATBar.ATTB (v. 2) Orlando di Lasso SATTB (Part 2 In Domino laudabitur)

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Gregor Aichinger — Benedicam Dominum  Latin SSATB
• Giovanni Matteo Asola — Benedicam Dominum  Latin SAT
• Giovanni Paolo Cima — Benedicam Dominum  Latin ST
• Giovanni Croce — Benedicam Dominum  Latin SATB, SSAA, ATTB, ATBB, TTTB, TTBB, TBBB
• Josef von Eybler — Benedicam Dominum  Latin SATB
• Melchior Franck — Benedicam Dominum a 8 (1615)  Latin SSAT.ATTB
• Johann Michael Haydn — Benedicam Dominum  Latin SATB
• Orlando di Lasso — Benedicam Dominum a 5  Latin SATTB
• Giovanni Battista Mosto — Benedicam Dominum  Latin SATTB
• Giovanni Valentini — Benedicam Dominum  Latin B

Text and translations

Latin text 33:2  Benedicam Dominum in omni tempore; semper laus ejus in ore meo. 33:3  In Domino laudabitur anima mea: audiant mansueti, et laetentur.

English translation 34:1  I will alway give thanks unto the Lord: his praise shall ever be in my mouth. 34:2  My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.