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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to Latin from Zero, a weekly podcast from Digital Monastery.
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  SPEAKER_00: Each week, we explore a real Latin text, breaking it down into clear, understandable pieces.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's get started.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is Psalm 2 from the Clementine Vulgate.
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  SPEAKER_00: A Psalm of David.
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  SPEAKER_00: Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
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  SPEAKER_00: The kings of the earth set themselves,
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  SPEAKER_00: and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against His anointed.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cord from us.
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  SPEAKER_00: He who sits in the heavens laughs.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Lord holds them in derision.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then He will speak to them in His wrath.
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  SPEAKER_00: And terrify them in his fury.
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  SPEAKER_00: But I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain.
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  SPEAKER_00: I will proclaim the decree of the Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: He said to me, You are my son.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today I have begotten you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage and the ends of the earth your possession.
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  SPEAKER_00: You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now therefore, O kings, be wise, be warned, O judges of the earth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.
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  SPEAKER_00: Embrace discipline, lest the Lord be angry.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you perish from the just way, for his wrath is quickly kindled.
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  SPEAKER_00: Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
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  SPEAKER_00: Psalmus devid quare fremiuerunt gentes et populi meditati, santinania.
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  SPEAKER_00: Adstiterunt reges terre et principes convenerunt
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  SPEAKER_00: in unum adversus dominum et adversus Christum eius dia psalma.
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  SPEAKER_00: Disrumpamus vincula eorum et proiciamus a nobis iugum ipsorum.
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  SPEAKER_00: Qui habitat in Caelis inridebit eos et Dominus subsannabit eos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Tunc loquetura ad eos in ira sua et in furore suo conturbabit eos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo super, sion montem sanctum eius praedicans praeceptum eius.
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  SPEAKER_00: Dominus dixit ad me filius mens estu ego odi genui te.
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  SPEAKER_00: Postula a me et dabo tibi gentes ereditatem tuam et possessionem tuam terminos terre.
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  SPEAKER_00: Reges eos in virga ferrea tamquam vas figuli confringes eos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et nunc reges intellegite erudimini qui iudicatis terram.
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  SPEAKER_00: Servite domino in timore et exultate e ii in tremore.
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  SPEAKER_00: Apprehendite disciplinam nequando irascatur dominus et pereatis devia justa.
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  SPEAKER_00: Cume exarseritim brevi ira eius beatii omnes qui confidunt in eo.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line
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  SPEAKER_00: Psalmus David.
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  SPEAKER_00: A Psalm of David.
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  SPEAKER_00: Psalmus David.
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  SPEAKER_00: Quare fremiuerunt gentes?
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  SPEAKER_00: Why do the nations rage?
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  SPEAKER_00: Quare fremiuerunt gentes?
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  SPEAKER_00: Et populi meditati santinania?
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  SPEAKER_00: And the people's plot in vain?
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  SPEAKER_00: Et populi meditati santinania?
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  SPEAKER_00: Line one again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Psalmus David quare fremiuerunt gentes et populi meditati santinania?
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  SPEAKER_00: Line two.
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  SPEAKER_00: Adstiterunt Regis Terre,
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  SPEAKER_00: et Principis convenerunt
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  SPEAKER_00: in unum adversus Dominum et adversus Christum meius diapsalma.
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  SPEAKER_00: Adstiterunt Regis Terre, the kings of the earth take their stand.
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  SPEAKER_00: Adstiterunt Regis Terre,
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  SPEAKER_00: et Principis convenerunt in unum, and the rulers gather together as one.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et Principis convenerunt in unum, Adversus Dominum, against the Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: Adversus Dominum, et adversus Christum Meius, and against His Anointed.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et adversus Christum Meius.
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  SPEAKER_00: Diapsalma, a musical interlude or cue for reflection.
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  SPEAKER_00: Diapsalma, line 2 again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Adstiterunt reges terre et principes convenerunt
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  SPEAKER_00: in unum adversus dominum et adversus Christum meius diapsalma.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 3.
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  SPEAKER_00: Disrumpamus vincula eorum et proiciamus a nobis jugum ipsorum.
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  SPEAKER_00: Disrumpamus vincula eorum.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's break their chains.
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  SPEAKER_00: Disrumpamus vincula eorum.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et proeciamus a nobis jugum ipsorum, and cast away their yoke from us.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et proeciamus a nobis jugum ipsorum.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 3 again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Disrumpamus vincula eorum et proeciamus a nobis jugum ipsorum.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 4.
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  SPEAKER_00: Qui habitat in Caelis inridebit eos et Dominus subsannabit eos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Qui habitat in Caelis?
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  SPEAKER_00: He who dwells in the heavens.
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  SPEAKER_00: Qui habitat in Caelis?
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  SPEAKER_00: Inridebit Eos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Will laugh at them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Inridebit Eos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et Dominus subsanabit Eos.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the Lord will mock them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et Dominus subsanabit Eos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 4 again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Qui habitat in Caelis inridebit Eos et Dominus subsannabit Eos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 5.
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  SPEAKER_00: Tunk loquetur ad Eos in ira sua et in furore suo conturbabit Eos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Tunk loquetur ad Eos in ira sua.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then he will speak to them in his anger.
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  SPEAKER_00: Tunk loquetur ad Eos in ira sua.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et in furore suo conturbabiteos.
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  SPEAKER_00: And in his wrath he will terrify them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et in furore suo conturbabiteos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 5 again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Tunk loquetur adeos in ira sua et in furore suo conturbabiteos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 6.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo super, sion montem sanctum eius praedicans praeceptum eius.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo, but I have been established as king by him.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo, super sion montem sanctum eius, on Zion, his holy mountain.
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  SPEAKER_00: Super sion montem sanctum eius.
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  SPEAKER_00: Praedicans praeceptum eius.
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  SPEAKER_00: Proclaiming his decree.
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  SPEAKER_00: Praedicans praeceptum eius.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 6 again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo super sion montem sanctum eius praedicans praeceptum eius.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 7.
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  SPEAKER_00: Dominus dixit ad me filius means estu ego odi genuite.
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  SPEAKER_00: Dominus dixit ad me.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Lord said to me, Dominus dixit ad me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Filius means estu.
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  SPEAKER_00: You are my son.
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  SPEAKER_00: Filius means estu.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ego odi genuite.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today I begotten you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ego odi genuite.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 7 again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Dominus dixit ad me filius mens estu ego odigenuite.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line A. Postula a me et dabo tibi gentes ereditatem tuam et possessionem tuam terminus terre.
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  SPEAKER_00: Postula a me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ask of me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Postula a me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et dabo tibi gentes ereditatem tuam, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et dabo tibi gentis ereditatem tuam, et possessionem tuam terminos terre.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the ends of the earth as your possession.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et possessionem tuam terminos terre.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 8 again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Postula a me et dabo tibi gentis ereditatem tuam, et possessionem tuam terminos terre.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 9.
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  SPEAKER_00: Regis eos in virga ferria tamquam vas figuli confringis eos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Regis eos in virga ferria.
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  SPEAKER_00: You will rule them with a rod of iron.
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  SPEAKER_00: Regis eos in virga ferria tamquam vas figuli confringis eos.
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  SPEAKER_00: And shatter them like a potter's vessel.
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  SPEAKER_00: Tamquam vas figuli confringis eos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 9 again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Reges eos in virga ferrea tamquam vas figuli confringes eos.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 10.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et nunc reges intelligite erudimini qui iudicatis terram.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et nunc reges intelligite.
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  SPEAKER_00: And now, kings understand.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et nunc reges intelligite.
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  SPEAKER_00: Erudimini qui iudicatis terram.
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  SPEAKER_00: Be instructed, you who judge the earth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Erudimini qui iudicatis terram.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 10 again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et nunc regges intellegite erudimini qui iudicatis terram.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 11.
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  SPEAKER_00: Servite domino in timore et exultate ei in tremore.
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  SPEAKER_00: Servite domino in timore.
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  SPEAKER_00: Serve the Lord with fear.
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  SPEAKER_00: Servite domino in timore.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et exultate ei in tremore.
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  SPEAKER_00: And rejoice with trembling.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et exultate ei in tremore.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 11 again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Servite domino in timore et exultate ei in tremore.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 12.
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  SPEAKER_00: Apprendite disciplinam nequando irascatur dominus et pereatis de via iusta.
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  SPEAKER_00: Apprehendite disciplinam.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take hold of discipline.
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  SPEAKER_00: Apprehendite disciplinam.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nequando irascatur, Dominus.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lest the Lord become angry.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et pereatis de via justa.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you perish from the righteous path.
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  SPEAKER_00: Et pereatis de via justa.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 12 again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Apprehendite disciplinam, nequando iras catur, Dominus et pereatis devia iusta.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 13.
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  SPEAKER_00: Cume exarseritim brevi ira eius, beatii, omnes qui confidunti neo?
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  SPEAKER_00: Cume exarseritim brevi ira eius?
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  SPEAKER_00: When his wrath is quickly kindled.
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  SPEAKER_00: Cume exarseritim brevi ira eius?
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  SPEAKER_00: Beati omnes qui confidunt in Eo.
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  SPEAKER_00: Blessed are all who trust in Him.
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  SPEAKER_00: Beati omnes qui confidunt in Eo.
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  SPEAKER_00: Line 13 again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Cum exerceritim brevi ira eius beati omnes qui confidunt in Eo.
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