Psalm 123, Sòm 123 | Saint Angela Merici Haitian Creole Choir, Saint Angela Merici Koral kreyòl ayis

Psalm 123 is a psalm that was sung by worshippers as they ascended the road to Jerusalem to attend 3 pilgrim festivals. Other persons think that the psalm was sung by the Levite singers as they ascended 15 steps to minister at the Temple in Jerusalem. Psalm 123 reads as follows:

I lift up my eyes to You,
to You who sit enthroned in heaven.
As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God,
till He shows us his mercy.

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,
for we have endured no end of contempt.
We have endured no end
of ridicule from the arrogant,
of contempt from the proud.

Mwen leve je m sou ou,
pou ou menm ki chita sou twotwa nan syèl la.
Kòm je esklav yo gade nan men mèt yo,
tankou je yon esklav gade nan men metrès li,
Se konsa, je nou gade Seyè a, Bondye nou an,
jouk li montre nou gen pitye li.

Gen pitye pou nou, Seyè, gen pitye pou nou,
paske nou te andire pa gen fen mepri.
Nou te andire pa gen fen
nan betiz nan men awogan yo,
mepri nan men fyè.

On 5 July 2015, the choir participated in singing Psalm 123, the Alleluia from Luke 4:18, which accompanied readings from Ezekiel 2:2-5; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; and Mark 6:1-6. Saint Angela Merici Catholic Church is located in the Mattapan Square at 1540 Blue Hill Avenue, Boston, MA, U.S.A. The church was established in 1907 and will officially combine with Saint Matthew Catholic Church on July 1, 2020.

Choirs are at the top of the list in activities in these churches. The churches are known for their ministry in the Haitian Creole/French language.

Reverend Father Garcia Breneville is the Administrator, Reverend Father Feguens Massillon is the Parochial Vicar, and Reverend Father Hermann Heriveaux is pastor-in-residence.