It was likely composed during the babylonian exile, or during the restoration after the exile. He indicts both lord alfreds vanity and his own weakness in acceding to those. Latin, from the depths, the opening words of psalm. Psalm out of the depths headinga song of the ascents. When luther transported the language of faith into the vernacular, he energized the reformation movement. Psalm is recited as part of the liturgy for the high holidays, sung responsively before the open torah ark during the morning service from rosh hashanah until yom kippur. In tonights programme we hear the latin setting in the first half and the german in the second. Fiant aures tuae intendentes in vocem deprecationis meae. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play. This version of psalm is very simplified from the first to lines of the psalm. He wrote the work in 1980, a setting of psalm in latin for a fourpart mens choir, percussion ad.
It plays on the distinctiveness of the male voice, while at the same time bespeaking the conviction that music has the capacity to reveal the profound, that which is concealed within our own depths. Of course, many among the nobility, and the clergy, would have spoken latin but a significant proportion of. Until the reformation in england, the bible would have been only known to the congregations as a latin text. Domine, non est exaltatum cor meum, neque elati sunt oculi mei, neque ambulavi in magnis, neque in mirabilibus super me. It is the latin translation of psalm 129 from the book of psalms. This psalm belongs to the group of fifteen psalms called psalms of ascents or goings up. A prayer of a sinner, trusting in the mercies of god. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Translation, interpretation, and layers of influence. The psalm takes its name from the first two words of the psalm in its latin phrasing see below. The psalm is a regular part of jewish, catholic, anglican and protestant liturgies. It was an incomplete version, excised of its autobiographical elements.
It was first performed at the martinskirche, kassel on 25 april 1981, conducted by klaus martin ziegler. Psalm is the th psalm of the book of psalms, one of the penitential psalms. Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. If you, lord, kept a record of guilt, o lord, who could stand. The divine shepherd psalm 23 the lord is my shepherd, i shall not. It plays on the distinctiveness of the male voice, while at the same time bespeaking the conviction that music has the capacity to reveal the profound, that. Clement xii in 1736 granted an indulgence for this practice and endeavored to extend it. This psalm has a varied history of usage in many traditions. Let your ears be attentive to the sound of my cry for mercy. Psalm 101 the fifth penitential psalm hear, o lord, my prayer.
Out of the depths out of the depths i have called to you, o lord. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. These foreign words and phrases are now used in english. It is a psalter within the psalter, and may possibly have originally formed a separate hymnbook. This is a community for discussions related to the latin language. Prayer of praise praised be the god and father of our lord jesus. Latin vulgate bible with douayrheims and king james. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. The first verse is a call to god in deep sorrow, from out of the depths or out of the deep, as it is translated in the king james version of the bible and the coverdale translation used in the book of common prayer respectively.
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