Misericordias Domini

General information

Source of text is Psalm 88:2 (Vulgate). In the current Catholic calendar the psalm is assigned to Advent IVB and Ordinary Time 13A

Settings by composers

Giovanni Paolo Cima SSATB (uses alternative wording) Orlando di Lasso SATTB

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart SATB with orchestra (2ob, 2hn, 4-part str) Orazio Vecchi SATB (v.2a only)

Text and translations

Latin text 88:2  Misericordias Domini in aeternum cantabo: in generationem et generationem, annuntiabo veritatem tuam in ore meo. Alternative wording Misericordias tuas, Domine, in aeternum cantabo: in generatione et progenie, pronuntiabo veritatem tuam in ore meo. Hungarian translation Az Úr irgalmasságait mindörökké éneklem, nemzedékről nemzedékre hirdetni fogom igazságodat az én számmal.

English translation 89:1  My song shall be alway of the loving-kindness of the Lord: with my mouth will I ever be shewing thy truth from one generation to another.