The work was first edited by Theodor Rättig, Vienna in 1886, together with three other graduals: Locus iste, Christus factus est and Virga Jesse. In this first edition, something went wrong: the motet and the first Alleluja were issued, but not the extra verse (Inveni David) and the repeat of the Alleluja. The extra verse and the repeat of the Alleluja were wrongly classified by Grasberger as a separate work (Inveni David, WAB 20).

Original Name Os Justi
Date of composition 1879 (18 July 1879)
Premiered 1879, July 31st in Vienna, Austria
First published 1886 in Vienna, Austria
Type Motet
Tonality Lydian
Catalogue WAB 30
Spoken language Latin
Instruments Chorus/Choir - SSAATTBB
Organ
Autotranslations beta Anton Bruckner: "The mouth of the righteous", WAB 30
Anton Bruckner: "The mouth of the righteous", WAB 30
Anton Bruckner: "The mouth of the righteous", WAB 30