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 …
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.
A reflective essay viewing the Bible as an allegory of consciousness — where Abraham, Israel, and Jerusalem represent stages of inner growth, and the ancient covenant reveals itself as a timeless moral psychology of the human soul.
(Vulgata: “Exaudi, Deus, deprecationem meam”) — “Hear, O God, my supplication.”(Traditionally attributed to David, written “when he was beyond the Jordan.” A personal prayer of exile and trust.) Versus 1 Exaudi, Deus, deprecationem meam;intende orationi meae. Hear, O God, my supplication;attend to my prayer. Word Notes CommentaryThe psalm begins in exile. Exaudi and intende form …
(Vulgata: “Deus, repulisti nos et destruxisti nos”) — “O God, you have cast us off and broken us.”(Composed after a national defeat; a prayer for restoration and renewed victory.) Versus 1 Deus, repulisti nos et destruxisti nos;iratus es, et misertus es nobis. O God, you have rejected us and broken us;you have been angry, and …
(Vulgata: “Erípe me de inimícis meis, Deus meus”) — “Deliver me from my enemies, O my God.”(A psalm of David when Saul sent men to watch his house to kill him — 1 Samuel 19.) Versus 1 Erípe me de inimícis meis, Deus meus;et ab insurgéntibus in me líbera me. Deliver me from my enemies, …
(Vulgata: “Si vere utique iustitiam loquimini”) — “If truly you speak justice.”(Traditionally attributed to David; a fierce denunciation of corrupt rulers.) Versus 1 Si vere utique iustitiam loquimini, recta iudicate, filii hominum. If indeed you speak justice, judge rightly, sons of men. Word Notes CommentaryThe Psalm opens as a challenge to rulers and judges: “Do …
(Vulgata: “Miserere mei, Deus, miserere mei”) — “Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me.”(Attributed to David when he fled from Saul into the cave.) Versus 1 Miserere mei, Deus, miserere mei,quoniam in te confidit anima mea.Et in umbra alarum tuarum sperabo, donec transeat iniquitas. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful …
Versus 1 Miserere mei, Deus, quoniam conculcavit me homo;tota die impugnans tribulavit me. Have mercy on me, O God, for man has trampled me down;all the day long he fights and oppresses me. Word Notes Versus 2 Conculcaverunt me inimici mei tota die;quoniam multi bellantes adversum me. My enemies have trampled on me all day …
(Vulgata: “Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam”) — “Hear my prayer, O God” Versus 1 Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam,et ne despexeris deprecationem meam. Hear my prayer, O God,and do not despise my pleading. Word Notes Versus 2 Intende mihi, et exaudi me;contristatus sum in exercitatione mea, et conturbatus sum. Attend to me and hear me;I am troubled …