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Miserere
 
 
(mzrâr´) (KEY) , in the Bible, the 51st (or 50th) Psalm, beginning “Miserere mei, Deus (Have mercy upon me, O God).” It is one of the penitential Psalms. Noteworthy musical settings are those of Josquin des Prés and Palestrina.
 
 
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