Psalm 4 Flashcards by Praise of Glory

cum invocarem exaudivit me Deus justitiae mae

when I called (coom invo-car-em)
He heard me (ex-aw-DEE-veet may)
the God of my justice (jus-teetz-ee-ay may)

God is just…when we ask humbly…He hears our prayer and answers

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in tribulatione dilatasti mihi

in tribulation (trib-you-lots-ee-own-ay)
you enlarged me (dee-lah-tahz-ti mee-hee)

hearts are enlarged as they love more thing - God makes even suffering joyus, trials are part of the joy too! The hearts love encompasses more
our good works no longer limited to all we encounter are Christ! A LARGE HEART INDEED!

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miserere mei

have mercy on me

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et exaudi orationem meam

and hear my prayer (may-ahm)

4:1 “he heard me” speaking in person of Christ
now 4:2 “hear me” - realizing our need for perfection

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filii hominum, usquequo gravi corde?

sons of men (fill-ee-ee om-ee-noom)
how long…dull…heart
(oos-qway-qwoh grov-ee cord-ay)

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ut quid diligitis vanitatem et quaeritis mendacium?

ut quid - and why (oot qweed)
delight (love) (dee-lee-geet-tis)
vanity, ( vahn-ee-tot-tem)

and seek  (qway-ree-tis)
lies (men-doch-ee-oom)

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invocarem

I invoked (put trust in)

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cum

when

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exaudivit

he heard (answered)

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meae

of me

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dilatasti

open wide, enlarge, set at liberty

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miserere

have mercy

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exaudi

hear

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orationem

the prayer

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usquequo

how long

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gravi

hard, heavy

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ut quid

why

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diligitis

you do love (delight delect)

vanitatem

vanity/emptiness

quaeritis

you do seek/desire/think of (qware-ee-tees)

mendacium

lies

Dóminus exáudiet me cum clamávero ad eum.

exáudiet (he will hear) 
me (me) 
cum (when) 
clamávero (I shall cry) 
ad (to) 
eum (him)

Irascímini, et nolíte peccáre

Irascímini (be angry [at yourself]) (ir-rash-EE-mee-nee)
nolíte (be unwilling) (no-leet-ay)
peccáre (to sin) (pay-cahr-ay)

quæ dicitis in cordibus vestris,

in cubilibus vestris compungimini

quæ (that which/ what)
dícitis (you say)
in córdibus vestris (in your heart)

in cubílibus (in the beds) (coo-billy-boos)

compungímini (be sorry/repent) (com-poon-gee-mee-nee)

The things you say in your hearts, by giving consent, and what you do in your rooms, taking delight in evil deeds, be sorry for them

Sacrificáte sacrifícium justítiæ, et speráte in Dómino

``` Sacrificáte (offer up) sacrifícium (sacrifice) justítiæ (of justice) speráte (hope) in dómino (in the Lord) ```

Multi dicunt: Quis osténdit nobis bona?

``` multi (the many) dicunt (they say) quis (who will) osténdit (show) nobis (to us) bona (the good [things]) ```

Signátum est super nos lumen vultus tui, Dómine:

``` Signátum est (it is marked/imprinted/signed) super (over/on) nos (us) lumen (the light) vultus (face/countenance) tui (your) ```

dedísti lætítiam in corde meo

dedísti (you have given) lætítiam (the joy) in corde (in heart) meo (mine)

A fructu fruménti, vini, et ólei sui * multiplicáti sunt.

``` A (by) fructu (the fruit) fruménti (of grain) vini (of wine) ólei (of oil) sui (their) multiplicáti sunt (they are multiplied) ```

In pace in idípsum * dórmiam, et requiéscam

pace (peace) in idípsum (at once) (ee-dip-soom) dórmiam (I will sleep) (door-mee-ahm) requiéscam (I will rest) (reh-qwee-ES-cahm)

Quóniam tu, Dómine, singuláriter in spe * constituísti me

Quóniam (For) (qwoe-nee-ahm) tu (you) singuláriter (alone) (sing-you-lahr-ee-tare) in spe (hope) constituísti me (you have set me) (con-stit-too-ees-tee may)

first psalm of compline and its title

psalm 4 in finem in carminibus (in finem = to the end...sleep that foreshadows death) in carminibus = with instruments = harmony of words and action/singing

idipsum

at once

vultus

face/countenance

Irascímini

be angry at yourself

mendacium

men-dach-ee-oom (lies)

Et scitóte quóniam mirificávit Dóminus sanctum suum:

``` scitóte (know you) (shee-TOE-tay) quóniam (that) (qwoe-nee-ahm) mirificávit (he has exalted) (mee-riff-ee-cah-veet) sanctum (the honly one) suum (his): ```

Dóminus exáudiet me cum clamávero ad eum.

``` exáudiet (will hear) (ex-aw-dee-et) cum (when) clamávero (I shall cry) (clahm-ahv-ay-roe) ad (to) eum (him) (ay-oom) ```

Sacrificáte sacrifícium justítiæ, ,

Sacrificáte (make an offering, imperative) (sacrih-fih-cah-tay) sacrifícium (sacrifice) (sacrih-feech-ee-oom) justítiæ (of justice) (you-steetz-ee-ay) Augustine: be angry with his own sins, and in in self-punishment he should sacrifice himself unto God?

et speráte in Dómino

speráte (hope, imperative) (sper-aht-ay) | in dómino (in the Lord)

multi dicunt quis osténdit nobis bona?

``` multi (the many) dicunt (say) (dee-coont) quis (who) (qwees) osténdit (shows) (oh-stend-eet) nobis (us) bona (good [things])? (bow-nah) ```

Signátum est super nos lumen vultus tui,

``` Signátum est (it is imprinted) (sig-naht-oom super (over/on) nos (us) lumen (the light) vultus (face/countenance) (vool-toos) tui (your) (too-ee) ```

dedísti lætítiam in corde meo

dedísti (you have given) (day-dis-tee) | lætítiam (the joy) (lay-teetz-ee-ahm

A fructu fruménti, vini et ólei sui multiplicáti sunt.

``` by (from) fructu (the fruit) fruménti (corn/grain), (froo-mint-ee) vini (wine) ólei (oil) (oh-lay-ee) sui (their) (soo-ee) multiplicáti sunt (they are multiplied) ``` they multiply anxiety about food, drink, oil and the things they need...not looking to the singular fulfillment (Aquinas)