Psalm 130

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General Information

Other metrical versions include Martin Luther's Aus tiefer Not (tr. Catherine Winkworth as Out of the depths). In Mozart's catalog, K93 is a misattribution of Georg Reutters setting for SATB & bc. A "modern" setting is Arnold Schönberg's De profundis, Op. 50b. See also De profundis (Offertory) for settings of vv. 1-2 as the offertory for Pentecost XXIII.

Settings available at CPDL

In Latin

Anonymous SATTBB (chant setting) Johann Georg Albrechtsberger SATB Simon Bar Jona Madelka SATTB or ATTBB Giulio Belli SATB (vv. 1b,2) Heinrich Biber: De profundis, C. 38 SATB 5-part strings Nicolaus Bruhns B solo 2vln & bc Johann Melchior Caesar SATB Marc-Antoine Charpentier As part of Messe des morts à 4 voix, H. 7 SATB H 156 SATB H 189 SSATB.SATB Antonio Cifra SATB.SATB Carlo Donato Cossoni: De profundis clamavi a 8 SATB.SATB basso seguente Giovanni Croce SSATTB (versified) Josquin des Prez De profundis clamavi TTBB or SATB De profundis II (conflicting attribution to 'Champion') SATB De profundis a 5 SATBarB Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer SATB Amadio Freddi SATB+organ Johann Joseph Fux SATB Giovanni Gastoldi SATTB Christoph Willibald Gluck SATB (vv. 1-2, 8)

Andreas Hammerschmidt A solo (Latin) Robert Hugill SATTBB (vv. 3, 4, 1) Constantijn Huygens S (vv. 1-3, 5) Heinrich Isaac STTB/ATTB Michel-Richard de Lalande SATBB & orchestra Huub de Lange SATB Orlando di Lasso SSATTB or SATTTB TTBB (v. 8 only) Giovanni Legrenzi SATB.SATB Martino Martini B solo Tiburtio Massaino SATTB Cristoforo Montemayor SATB.SATB Jeffrey Quick STB (v. 1) Andreas Raselius SSATTB Josef Rheinberger SATTB Teodoro Riccio SSAATTBB Georg Reutter SATB with bc Antonio Salieri SATB Ludwig Senfl SSATB All editions withdrawn Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck SATTB Melchior Vulpius SSATTB or AATTBB Samuel Wesley TBB (v. 3)

In English

John Alcock Sr. SATB Henry Aldrich SATB (vv. 1-4, BCP) William Billings SATB (metrical New Version) John Broderip SATB (metrical New Version) William Byrd ATTBB (vv. 1-2, metrical version) John Wall Callcott SATB or STTB (v. 1 only) John Church ATB (vv. 1-4, BCP) William Croft SATB (vv. 7-8 BCP) John Dowland Lord, to thee I make my moan (1592) SATB (William Whittingham paraphrase) Lord, to thee I make my moan (1597) SATB (William Whittingham paraphrase) Nathaniel Giles SAT or ATB (BCP) Alexander Gillet to the tune New Stratford SATB (Isaac Watts' Common Meter paraphrase) to the tune Pardoning Grace SATB (Isaac Watts' Long Meter paraphrase) Oliver Holden SATB (Isaac Watts paraphrase) Allan Loucks SATB Barnabas McKyes SATB (Isaac Watts paraphrase, part 1) Thomas Morley SATTB with A solo (BCP)

John Mundy SATB or ATBarB (vv. 1-2, metrical Old Version) All editions withdrawn Roger Petrich SATB (v. 7) Jacob Cubitt Pring SATB (vv. 1-4, BCP) Henry Purcell Out of the deep, Z 45 SATB (vv. 1-7, BCP, slightly altered) Plung'd in the confines of despair Z 142 TTB (metrical paraphrase by John Patrick) Charles Quarles SATB (vv. 1-4, BCP) Daniel Read to the tune 'Camden' SATB (Isaac Watts' metrical version) to the tune 'Fidelity' SATB (Isaac Watts' metrical version) J. Guy Stalnaker SATB Charles Villiers Stanford Solo or Unison Thomas Tallis SATB (metrical version) Thomas Tomkins a 3 ATB (vv. 1-2) a 4 SATB & organ; verse anthem for soprano (!) Christopher Tye AATB (pre-1549 BCP) Thomas Weelkes STTBB (vv. 1-2, metrical Old Version) Charles Wood SATB

In German

Johann Sebastian Bach BWV 38 SATB BWV 131 SATB Christoph Bernhard Unison Martin Böttger S solo Johann Crüger SATB Joachim Decker SATB Benedictus Ducis 3vv SST 4vv STTB Johannes Eccard SATTB Georg Forster STT, motet style Heinrich Hartmann SSATTB Hans Leo Hassler: homophonic chorale setting SATB polyphonic motet setting SATTB motet in d Phrygian SATB motet in e Phrygian SATB Lupus Hellinck STTB Heinrich Kaminski: Aus der Tiefe rufe ich Herr, zu dir SATB/SATTB Matthieu Le Maistre

Felix Mendelssohn SATB Michael Praetorius ST TB BBB SSB TTB SATB (I) SATB (II) SATB (III) SSAB (I) SSAB (II) SATB.SATB Johann Hermann Schein SATB Heinrich Schütz Aus der Tiefe (Psalm 130), SWV 25, from Psalmen Davids op. 2 SATB.SATB Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, SWV 235 from Psalmen Davids, Op. 5 SATB Georg Vogelhuber: Aus tiefer Not SATB Johann Walter SATB

In French

Paschal de L'Estocart SATB (vv. 1-2) Claude Le Jeune SATB (metrical version)

Pierre de Manchicourt 1st part SATT 2nd part SATT

In Italian

• Pietro Mussino SATB

In other or multiple languages

• Christoph Dalitz AT (Bicinium French, German and English)

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• André Campra — Psaume 129 De Profundis 1723
• Giovanni Bernardo Colombi — De profundis
• Traditional — De profundis

Text and translations

Clementine Vulgate (Psalm 129) Latin text 1  Canticum graduum. De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine; 2  Domine, exaudi vocem meam.   Fiant aures tuae intendentes in vocem deprecationis meae. 3  Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine, Domine, quis sustinebit? 4  Quia apud te propitiatio est; et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine.   Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus: 5  speravit anima mea in Domino. 6  A custodia matutina usque ad noctem,   speret Israël in Domino. 7  Quia apud Dominum misericordia, et copiosa apud eum redemptio. 8  Et ipse redimet Israël ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.

Church of England 1662 Book of Common Prayer English text 1  Out of the deep have I called unto thee,   O Lord: Lord, hear my voice. 2  O let thine ears consider well: the voice of my complaint. 3  If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss: O Lord, who may abide it? 4  For there is mercy with thee: therefore shalt thou be feared. 5  I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for him: in his word is my trust. 6  My soul fleeth unto the Lord:   before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch. 7  O Israel, trust in the Lord,   for with the Lord there is mercy: and with him is plenteous redemption. 8  And he shall redeem Israel: from all his sins.

Metrical version by Martin Luther German text Aus tiefer Not schrei' ich zu dir, Herr Gott, erhoer' mein Rufen, Dein gnädig' Ohren kehr zu mir, Und meiner Bitt' sie öffnen! Denn so du willst das sehen an, Was Sünd' und Unrecht ist getan, Wer kann, Herr, vor dir bleiben? Bei dir gilt nichts denn Gnad' und Gunst Die Sünde zu vergeben; Es ist doch unser Tun umsonst, Auch in dem besten Leben. Vor dir Niemand sich rühmen kann, Des muß dich fürchten jedermann Und deiner Gnade leben. Darum auf Gott will hoffen ich, Auf mein Verdienst nicht bauen; Auf ihn mein Herz soll laßen sich, Und seiner Güte trauen, Die mir zusagt sein wertes Wort, Das ist mein Trost und treuer Hort, Des will ich allzeit harren. Und ob es währt bis in die Nacht Und wieder an den Morgen, Doch soll mein Herz an Gottes Macht Verzweifeln nicht noch sorgen, So thu' Israel rechter Art, Der aus dem Geist erzeuget ward, Und seines Gott's erharre. Ob bei uns ist der Sünden viel, Bei Gott ist viel mehr Gnade; Sein' Hand zu helfen hat kein Ziel, Wie groß auch sei der Schade. Er ist allein der gute Hirt, Der Israel erlösen wird Aus seinen Sünden allen.

Luther's translation German text Aus der Tiefe ruf ich, Herr, zu dir; Herr, höre meine Stimme, laß deine Ohren merken auf die Stimme meines Flehens. So du willst, Herr, Sünde zurechnen, Herr, wer wird bestehen? Denn bei dir ist die Vergebung, dass man dich fürchte. Ich harre des Herren; meine Seele harret, und ich hoffe auf sein Wort: Meine Seele wartet auf den Herren von einer Morgenwache bis zu der andern. Israel, hoffe auf den Herren! Den bei dem Herren ist die Gnade, und viel Erlösung bei ihm, Und er wird Israel erlösen aus allen seinen Sünden. Douay-Rheims Bible English translation Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it. 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. Káldi fordítás (129. zsoltár) Hungarian translation A mélységekből kiáltok, Uram, hozzád, Uram! hallgasd meg az én szómat, legyenek füleid figyelmesek az én könyörgésem szavára. Ha a vétkeket figyelembe veszed, Uram! Uram! ki állhat meg előtted? De nálad vagyon a kegyelem, és a te törvényedért reménylek benned, Uram! Reményl az én lelkem az ő igéjeért. Az én lelkem az Úrban bízik. A reggeli vigyázattól éjjelig bizzék Izrael az Úrban; mert az Úrnál az irgalmasság, és nála bőséges a megváltás. És ő megszabadítja Izraelt minden gonoszságából.

'Old Version' (William Whittingham) English text Lord, unto thee I make my moan, When dangers me oppress; I call, I sigh, complain, and groan, Trusting to find release. Hear now, O Lord, my request, For it is full due time, And let thine ears aye be pressed Unto this prayer mine. O Lord our God, if thou survey Our sins, and them peruse, Who shall escape? or who dare say, I can myself excuse? But thou art merciful and free, And boundless in thy grace, That we might always careful be To fear before thy face. In God the Lord I put my trust, My soul waits on his will; His promise is for ever just, And I hope therein still. My soul to God hath great regard, Wishing for him alway: Much more than they that watch and ward To see the dawning day. O Israel, trust in the Lord, With him there mercy is, And he doth plenteously afford Redemption unto his. E'en he it is that Israel shall, Through his abundant grace, Redeem from his offences all, And wholly them deface.

'New Version' (Tate and Brady) English text From lowest depths of woe To God I sent my cry; Lord, hear my supplicating voice, And graciously reply. Should'st thou severely judge, Who can the trial bear? But thou forgiv'st, lest we despond, And quite renounce thy fear. My soul with patience waits For thee, the living Lord; My hopes are on thy promise built, Thy never-failing word. My longing eyes look out For thy enliv'ning ray, More duly than the morning watch To spy the dawning day. Let Israel trust in God, No bounds his mercy knows; The plenteous source and spring from whence Eternal succour flows. Whose friendly streams to us Supplies in want convey; A healing spring, a spring to cleanse, And wash our guilt away.

Paraphrases by Isaac Watts, 1719 English text PART 1 (C. M.) Out of the deeps of long distress, The borders of despair, I sent my cries to seek thy grace, My groans to move thine ear. Great God, should thy severer eye, And thine impartial hand, Mark and revenge iniquity, No mortal flesh could stand. But there are pardons with my God For crimes of high degree; Thy Son has bought them with his blood, To draw us near to thee. I wait for thy salvation, Lord, With strong desires I wait; My soul, invited by thy word, Stands watching at thy gate. Just as the guards that keep the night Long for the morning skies, Watch the first beams of breaking light, And meet them with their eyes; So waits my soul to see thy grace, And, more intent than they, Meets the first openings of thy face, And finds a brighter day. Then in the Lord let Israel trust, Let Israel seek his face; The Lord is good as well as just, And plenteous is his grace. There's full redemption at his throne For sinners long enslaved; The great Redeemer is his Son, And Israel shall be saved.

PART 2 (L. M.) 1. From deep distress and troubled thoughts To thee, my God, I raised my cries; If thou severely mark our faults, No flesh can stand before thine eyes. 2. But thou hast built thy throne of grace Free to dispense thy pardons there, That sinners may approach thy face, And hope and love, as well as fear. 3. As the benighted pilgrims wait, And long, and wish for breaking day, So waits my soul before thy gate; When will my God his face display? 4. My trust is fixed upon thy word, Nor shall I trust thy word in vain; Let mourning souls address the Lord, And find relief from all their pain. 5. Great is his love, and large his grace, Through the redemption of his Son; He turns our feet from sinful ways, And pardons what our hands have done.

French versions French text French metrical version Vers toy, Seigneur dous, pressé de maint maleur, Mes cris j'ay poussé hors du profond du coeur: Enten de mes plaints les piteus sons Ten l'oreille encline à tant d'oraizons. Quand plein de courrous, il te plaira punir, Quel coeur, devant toy, pourra se maintenir? Or rien que douceur n'as tu bon Dieu: Aussi tu es révéré de maint lieu. Mon Dieu j'atendray, Dieu que mon ame atend, Dieu dont le parler ferme asseurance rend: Mes yeux devers luy j'auray tousjours, Plus que le guet à la pointe des jours. Mets l'espoir en Dieu, Jacob, il est trédous: Dieu n'est que bonté, n'est que secours à tous. Tous les méchans faits il nestoy'ra, Puis de la mort racheter te viendra.

French translation Du fond de l’abîme je t’ai invoqué, ô Seigneur ! Seigneur, écoute ma voix ! Que tes oreilles soient attentives à la voix de mes supplications ! Si tu gardais le souvenir des iniquités, Seigneur, Seigneur, qui pourrait subsister ? Mais le pardon se trouve auprès de toi : et à cause de ta loi je t’ai été fidèle Seigneur. Mon âme s’attacha à sa parole : Mon âme mit son espérance dans le Seigneur. De la garde du matin jusqu’au soir Qu’Israël, mette son espoir dans le Seigneur ! Car la miséricorde est auprès du Seigneur, et la rédemption est auprès de lui en abondance. C’est Lui qui rachètera Israël de toutes ses iniquités. (In M. A. Charpentier :) Donne-leur le repos éternel, Seigneur, Que la lumière sans fin les éclaire.