De profundis.
A prayer of a sinner, trusting in the mercies of God. The sixth
penitential psalm.
A gradual canticle.
129:1. Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord:
129:2. Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of
my supplication.
129:3. If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it.
129:4. 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:
129:5. my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
129:6. From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the
Lord.
129:7. Because with the Lord there is mercy: and with him plentiful
redemption.
129:8. And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.