De Profundis (Psalm 130 in Latin and English: Out of the Depths I Cry to Thee)
📜 Historical & Biblical Origin: Psalm 130 (De Profundis, From the Depths) is the sixth of the Seven Penitential Psalms of David, chanted for millennia in Latin at Catholic funerals, cemetery processions, and for the holy souls in purgatory.
🕯️ Liturgical Setting & Posture: Kneel or bow your head reverently. Prayed especially on All Souls' Day (November 2), during the month of November, or when hearing of someone's sudden death.
In Latin:
De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine;
Domine, exaudi vocem meam.
Fiant aures tuae intendentes
in vocem deprecationis meae.
Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine,
Domine, quis sustinebit?
Quia apud te propitiatio est;
et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine.
Sustinuit anima mea in verbo eius;
speravit anima mea in Domino.
A custodia matutina usque ad noctem,
speret Israel in Domino.
Quia apud Dominum misericordia,
et copiosa apud eum redemptio.
Et ipse redimet Israel
ex omnibus iniquitatibus eius.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine:
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Requiescant in pace. Amen.
English Translation:
Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord:
Lord, hear my voice.
Let Thine ears be attentive
to the voice of my supplication.
If Thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities,
O Lord, who shall stand?
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:
my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watch even until night,
let Israel hope in the Lord.
Because with the Lord there is mercy:
and with Him plentiful redemption.
And He shall redeem Israel
from all his iniquities.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord:
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.
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