Canticum graduum.

(A song of ascents.)

A gradual canticle.

De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine;

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

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

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

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

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

Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine, Domine, quis sustinebit?

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

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

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

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

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:

speravit anima mea in Domino.

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

my soul hath hoped in the Lord.

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

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

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

Quia apud Dominum misericordia, et copiosa apud eum redemptio.

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

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

Et ipse redimet Israël ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.

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

And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.