Hundred and Fifth Psalms - The 150th, final psalm from the book of Psalms . Known by the Latin incipit “Laudate Dominum” (Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius), in the Church Slavonic translation “Praise the Lord in His Saints.”
Psalm Content
According to its content, the psalm is a laudatory song to God and makes a conclusion for several previous psalms and the entire psalter as a whole. The text consists of six verses, each of which, according to the norms of Hebrew versification, is divided into two parts. Nine of the twelve hemistichs contain the anaphora הַלְלוּה ( praise Him , in the Latin translation - Laudate eum ).
The psalm has the inscription " Hallelujah " and ends with the same word. In the synodal translation of the Bible, the writing of the psalm was erroneously taken in brackets (this is how additions and variants from the Septuagint were designated), therefore it is absent in the modern translation.
In terms of content, the psalm is famous for the fact that it mentions various musical instruments , moreover, the traditions of each translation have their own subtleties: in Latin - a trumpet , psalter , kiphara , tympanum , organ , cymbals ; in the Slavic place of kifara - harp , in German (Luther) in place of the trumpet - trombone , and in place of kifara - harp ), etc.
Liturgical use
In Christianity , both eastern and western, the three final psalms of the book Psalms (148-150), called praise , are part of the Matins .
Similarly, in Judaism, this group of psalms is read in daily morning prayer (together with psalms 145-147, it forms its special section, the daily galel ). In addition, Psalm 150 is included in the festive service of Rosh Hashanah .
Reception in music
In Western European music, Psalm 150 was repeatedly used as the textual basis of a polyphonic vocal composition.
In the Renaissance, Ps.150 was written by Luca Marenzio (several large-scale choirs and mass ), in the Baroque era by C. Monteverdi (motet for soprano solo and basso continuo ). In the era of Romanticism, S. Alkan wrote a prelude in D major op.31-5 for 150 psalms from the cycle “25 Preludes in all major and minor keys”. In the XX century. the text of the psalm formed the basis of the third part of the "Symphony of Psalms" by I.F. Stravinsky .
F. Mendelssohn (Symphony No. 2) and A. Bruckner (Lobet den Herrn in seinem Heiligthum, WAB 38) wrote the German text of the psalm, C. Ives (Psalm 150) in English, and S. Frank (“Psalm 150”), in Hungarian - Z. Koday (“Geneva Psalm 150” [150. Genfi zsoltár]).