Dixit Dominus is a psalm setting by George Frideric Handel (catalogued as HWV 232). It uses the Latin text of Psalm 110 (Vulgate 109), which begins with the words Dixit Dominus ("The Lord Said").

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1 The Lord said unto my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2 Virgam virtutis tuae emittet Dominus ex Sion: dominare in medio inimicorum tuorum. 2 The Lord shall …

1 The LORD said • unto my Lord, * Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine ene•mies thy footstool. 2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy power • out of Sion: * be thou ruler, even in the midst a•mong …

This is Handel's earliest dated autograph, and it is the earliest surviving autograph from his large-scale compositions.

Dixit Dominus (Psalm 109) is a sacred psalm by George Frideric Handel. See instruments, text, translation, key, meter and more.

The Dixit Dominus is Handel’s first autograph manuscript. His only experience in the world of Italian-style opera (and its close cousins) up to that point amounted to Florindo and Daphne, two operas …