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

Notes on selected settings

Giovanni Paolo Cima (uses alternative wording) SSATB Francesco Durante No. 1 in C SATB.SATB No. 2 in G SATB.SATB

Orlando di Lasso SATTB Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (first half-line only) SATB with orchestra (2ob, 2hn, 4-part str) Orazio Vecchi (v. 2a only) SATB

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Giovanni Paolo Cima — Misericordias tuas  Latin SSATB,SAATB
• Francesco Durante — Misericordias Domini No. 1  Latin SATB.SATB
• Francesco Durante — Misericordias Domini No. 2  Latin SATB.SATB
• Orlando di Lasso — Misericordias Domini  Latin SATTB
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Misericordias Domini, KV 222  Latin SATB
• Orazio Vecchi — Misericordias Domini  Latin SATB

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.