The De Profundis is the famous Psalm 129 of anguish and sorrow for sins, set to music by many great composers. It is a penitential psalm that is used by the Roman Catholic Church, sung as part of Vespers (evening prayer), and in Masses for the dead. The De Profundis is sung as a prayer during Septuagesima Sunday in the Traditional Latin Mass. It is also a psalm to express remorse for our faults to Christ during Lent. It has been often been set to music throughout the centuries, and is a beautiful expression of repentence.
Every time you recite the De Profundis, the Church gives a partial indulgence (the remission of a portion of punishment for sin).
Here is the De Profundis, in Latin, sung by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck – Middelburgs Kamerkoor, for your Lenten meditation.
Latin
De profundis clamavi ad te Domine
Domine exaudi vocem meam fiant aures tuae intendentes in vocem deprecationis meae
Si iniquitates observabis Domine Domine quis sustinebit
Quia apud te propitiatio est propter legem tuam sustinui te Domine sustinuit anima mea in verbum eius
Speravit anima mea in Domino 5 my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
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
English
Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord! Lord, hear my voice.
Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
If Thou, O Lord, shalt mark iniquities, 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 unto 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.
References:
Catholicism.about.com
Wikipedia
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