Canticum graduum.

A gradual canticle.

(A song of ascents.)

De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine;

Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord:

Out of the depths I cry to thee, O Lord;

Domine, exaudi vocem meam. Fiant aures tuæ intendentes in vocem deprecationis meæ.

Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

Master, listen to my voice; let but thy ears be attentive to the voice that calls on thee for pardon.

Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine, Domine, quis sustinebit?

If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it.

If thou, Lord, wilt keep record of our iniquities, Master, who has strength to bear it?

Quia apud te propitiatio est; et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine. Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus:

For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord. My soul hath relied on his word:

Ah, but with thee there is forgiveness; be thy name ever revered.

speravit anima mea in Domino.

my soul hath hoped in the Lord.

I wait for the Lord, for his word of promise my soul waits;

A custodia matutina usque ad noctem, speret Israël in Domino.

From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord.

patient my soul waits, as ever watchman that looked for the day. Patient as watchman at dawn,

Quia apud Dominum misericordia, et copiosa apud eum redemptio.

Because with the Lord there is mercy: and with him plentiful redemption.

for the Lord Israel waits, the Lord with whom there is mercy, with whom is abundant power to ransom.

Et ipse redimet Israël ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.

And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

He it is that will ransom Israel from all his iniquities.