1. A gradual canticle.Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord:
2. Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
3. If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it.
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: