Peccavi super numerum arenæ maris
General information
Text based on the Prayer of Manasseh 1:9 (Apocrypha), sometimes conjoined with Psalm 51 v.5
Settings by composers
- William Byrd SATTB
- Antonio Caldara ATB
- Giovanni Priuli SS or TT
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- Girolamo Frescobaldi — Peccavi super numerum arenæ maris
Text and translations
Latin text 1:9a Peccavi super numerum arenæ maris |
English translation 1:9a I have sinned above the number of the sand in the sea, (Geneva Bible) |