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The best part of the Psalms

By GRAHAM JOHN
History & Ideas

‘Here comes a candle to light you to bed …’

By GRAHAM JOHN
Poetry & Commentary,Spirituality & Thought

Animals Who Dream of Being Angels

By GRAHAM JOHN
History & Ideas

After Christian Values: Towards a Moral Economics

By GRAHAM JOHN
History & Ideas

Does Two-Tier Policing exist in GB?

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Carmina Burana, Psalms and Latin

Psalmus 70 (Vulgate)

By GRAHAM JOHN on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

In te, Domine, speravi(David. In te, Domine, speravi: non confundar in aeternum.) Verse 1 In te, Domine, speravi; non confundar in aeternum.In you, O Lord, I have hoped; let me never be confounded. Word Notes Verse 2 In justitia tua libera me et eripe me; inclina ad me aurem tuam et salva me.In your righteousness …

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Psalmus 69 (Vulgate)

By GRAHAM JOHN on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Deus, in adjutorium meum intende(In finem. Psalmus David, in rememorationem.) Verse 1 Deus, in adjutorium meum intende; Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina.O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me. Word Notes Verse 2 Confundantur et revereantur, qui quaerunt animam meam.Let them be confounded and put to shame who seek after …

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Carmina Burana, Psalms and Latin

Psalmus 68 (Vulgate)

By GRAHAM JOHN on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Salvum me fac, Deus(In finem. Pro iis qui commutabuntur. David.) Verse 1 Salvum me fac, Deus, quoniam intraverunt aquae usque ad animam meam.Save me, O God, for the waters have come in even to my soul. Word Notes Verse 2 Infixus sum in limo profundi, et non est substantia. Veni in altitudinem maris, et tempestas …

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Carmina Burana, Psalms and Latin

Psalmus 67 (Vulgate)

By GRAHAM JOHN on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Exsurgat Deus, et dissipentur inimici ejus(In finem. Psalmus cantici ipsi David.) Verse 1 Exsurgat Deus, et dissipentur inimici ejus; et fugiant qui oderunt eum a facie ejus.Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; let those who hate him flee from his face. Word Notes Verse 2 Sicut deficit fumus, deficiant; sicut fluit cera …

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Psalmus 66 (Vulgate)

By GRAHAM JOHN on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Deus misereatur nostri(In finem, in carminibus. Psalmus cantici.) Verse 1 Deus misereatur nostri, et benedicat nobis; illuminet vultum suum super nos, et misereatur nostri.May God have mercy on us and bless us; may he make his face shine upon us, and have mercy on us. Word Notes Verse 2 Ut cognoscamus in terra viam tuam, …

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Psalmus 65 (Vulgate)

By GRAHAM JOHN on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Jubilate Deo, omnis terra(In finem. Canticum Psalmi Resurrectionis.) Verse 1 Jubilate Deo, omnis terra, psalmum dicite nomini ejus; date gloriam laudi ejus.Shout with joy to God, all the earth; sing a psalm to his name; give glory to his praise. Word Notes Verse 2 Dicite Deo: Quam terribilia sunt opera tua, Domine! In multitudine virtutis …

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Psalmus 64 (Vulgate)

By GRAHAM JOHN on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion(In finem. Psalmus David. Canticum Jeremiae et Ezechielis populi transmigrationis, cum inciperent exire.) Verse 1 Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion; et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem.A hymn, O God, befits you in Sion; and to you shall a vow be paid in Jerusalem. Word Notes Verse 2 Exaudi orationem …

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Psalmus 62 (Vulgate)

By GRAHAM JOHN on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Deus Deus meus, ad te de luce vigilo(Psalmus David, cum esset in deserto Idumaeae) Verse 1 Deus, Deus meus, ad te de luce vigilo. Sitivit in te anima mea; quam multipliciter tibi caro mea.O God, my God, from dawn I keep watch for you. My soul has thirsted for you; my flesh longs for you …

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Psalmus 61 (Vulgate)

By GRAHAM JOHN on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Nonne Deo subiecta erit anima mea?(In finem, pro Idithun. Psalmus David.) Verse 1 Nonne Deo subiecta erit anima mea? ab ipso enim salutare meum.Shall not my soul be subject to God? For from Him comes my salvation. Word Notes Verse 2 Nam et ipse Deus meus, et salutaris meus; susceptor meus, non movebor amplius.For He …

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History & Ideas

Steinmeier’s Speech and the Crisis of Democracy

By GRAHAM JOHN on Tuesday, November 11, 2025

A reflective essay responding to President Steinmeier’s 9 November 2025 speech on “defensive democracy,” arguing that moral exclusion by the political establishment now threatens democratic trust as surely as populist extremism.

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