Inveni David

General information

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

Notes on selected settings

• Anton Bruckner
  • WAB 19 TTBB & 4 trombones
  • WAB 20, the verse from Os justi, WAB 30 unison with organ
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATTB or ATTBarB

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Johann Kaspar Aiblinger — Inveni David, Op. 9, No. 11  Latin SATB
• Anton Bruckner — Inveni David I  Latin TTBB
• Anton Bruckner — Inveni David II  Latin B
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Inveni David  Latin SATTB
• Jakob Quadflieg — Inveni David  Latin SA
• Mikolaj Zielenski — Inveni David servum meum  Latin SATB.SATB

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.