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SIMPLE ENGLISH PROPERS For the Ordinary Form of Mass Sundays and Feasts Melodies by Adam Bartlett Organ accompaniment by Ryan Dingess VOLUME II Ordinary Time, Feasts & Solemnities, and Ritual Masses
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SIMPLE ENGLISH PROPERSFor the Ordinary Form of Mass

Sundays and Feasts

Melodies by

Adam Bartlett

Organ accompaniment by

Ryan Dingess

VOLUME IIOrdinary Time, Feasts & Solemnities, and Ritual Masses

Simple English Propers is licensed in the Creative Commons, 2011 CMAA

Organ accompaniments © 2014 by Ryan Dingess. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License: (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Antiphon text translations by Solesmes Abbey, licensed in the Creative Commons.

Psalms reprinted from The Revised Grail Psalms Copyright © 2010, Conception Abbey/The Grail,admin. by GIA Publications, Inc., www.giamusic.com. All rights reserved.

Psalm tones for Introit modes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, Offertory modes 1, 5, and Communion modes 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 by Fr. Samuel F. Weber, O.S.B., © St. Meinrad Archabbey, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

Psalm tones for Introit modes 3, 7, Offertory modes 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and Communion modes 3, 6 by Adam Bartlett, licensed in the Creative Commons.

Psalm tone for Communion mode 4 excerpted from the Meinrad Tones, © St. Meinrad Archabbey, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

This book was engraved, typeset and designed by Ryan Dingess, Arizona, United States.

Cover design by Steven van Roode, Breda, the Netherlands.

Cover art: A page from a 15th c. gradual by Francesco di Antonio del Chierico (b. 1433, d. 1484, Firenze). The

manuscript is an illumination of the chant Ad te levavi, the Introit for the First Sunday of Advent. In the initial

letter is shown King David, the primary author of the Book of Psalms.

CONTENTS

ORDINARY TIME2 Second Sunday12 Third Sunday22 Fourth Sunday30 Fifth Sunday38 Sixth Sunday44 Seventh Sunday50 Eighth Sunday58 Ninth Sunday66 Tenth Sunday76 Eleventh Sunday82 Twelfth Sunday92 Thirteenth Sunday100 Fourteenth Sunday106 Fifteenth Sunday116 Sixteenth Sunday124 Seventeenth Sunday134 Eighteenth Sunday144 Nineteenth Sunday152 Twentieth Sunday162 Twenty-First Sunday168 Twenty-Second Sunday176 Twenty-Third Sunday182 Twenty-Fourth Sunday194 Twenty-Fifth Sunday200 Twenty-Sixth Sunday208 Twenty-Seventh Sunday214 Twenty-Eighth Sunday220 Twenty-Ninth Sunday226 Thirtieth Sunday232 Thirty-First Sunday240 Thirty-Second Sunday248 Thirty-Third Sunday256 Christ the King

FEASTS & SOLEMNITIES266 Presentation of the Lord274 Saint Joseph282 Annunciation of the Lord288 Birth of St. John the Baptist – Vigil Mass294 Birth of St. John the Baptist – Mass of the Day300 Saint Peter & Saint Paul – Vigil Mass306 Saint Peter & Saint Paul – Mass of the Day312 Transfiguration of the Lord318 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Vigil Mass324 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Mass of the Day332 The Triumph of the Cross338 All Saints344 Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls)350 Dedication of the Lateran Basilica356 Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary

RITUAL MASSES364 Funeral Mass376 Nuptial Mass

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Let all the earth* wor ship you and praise you, O God;

may it sing in praise of your name, O Most High.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Cry out with joy to God, all the earthearthearthearth; * O sing to the glory of his namenamenamename.

O render him glorious praisepraisepraisepraise. * Say to God, “How awesome your deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds!

2. 2. 2. 2. Because of the greatness of your strengthstrengthstrengthstrength, * your enemies fawn uponononon you.

Before you all the earth shall bow downdowndowndown, * shall sing to you, sing to your namenamenamename!”

3. 3. 3. 3. Come and see the works of GodGodGodGod: * awesome his deeds among the children of menmenmenmen.

He turned the sea into dry landlandlandland; * they passed through the river on footfootfootfoot.

Glory be to the Father …

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Shout joy ful ly to God, all the earth;* shout with joy to God,

all the earth; sing a psalm in hon or of his name; come and hear,

all you who fear God, and I will tell you what great things

the Lord has done for my soul, al le lu ia.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Burnt o9ering I bring to your househousehousehouse; * to you I will pay my vowsvowsvowsvows,

the vows which my lips have ututututtered, * which my mouth declared in my distresstresstresstress.

2. 2. 2. 2. I will o9er you burnt o9erings of fatlings † with the smoke of sacri�cial ramsramsramsrams. * I will o9er bullocks and goatsgoatsgoatsgoats.

3. 3. 3. 3. Come and hear, all who fear GodGodGodGod; * I will tell what he did for my soulsoulsoulsoul.

To him I cried aloudloudloudloud, * with exaltation ready on my tonguetonguetonguetongue.

4. 4. 4. 4. Had I considered evil in my heartheartheartheart, * the Lord would not have lislislislistened.

But truly God has lislislislistened; * he has heeded the voice of my prayerprayerprayerprayer.

Blest be God, who did not reject my prayerprayerprayerprayer, * nor withhold from me his merciful lovelovelovelove.

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We shall re joice in your sal va tion;

and in the name of the Lord our God shall we place our pride.

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1. 1. 1. 1. May the LORD answer you in time of tritritritrial; * may the name of Jacob’s God protecttecttecttect you.

May he send you help �om the hohohoholy place, * and give you support �om SiSiSiSion.

2. 2. 2. 2. May he remember all your ofofofofferings, * and receive your sacriCce with fafafafavor.

May he give you your heart’s desiresiresiresire, * and fulCll every one of your plansplansplansplans.

3. 3. 3. 3. Now I know the LORD saves his anointed, † and answers from his holy heavheavheavheaven * with the mighty victory of his handhandhandhand.

4. 4. 4. 4. Some put their trust in chariots or horshorshorshorses, * but we in the name of the LORD, our GodGodGodGod.

Glory be to the Father …

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An drew said to his bro ther Sim on: "We have found the Mes si ah"

which means Christ; and he led him to Je sus.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

In the Lord my soul shall make its boastboastboastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladgladglad.

2. 2. 2. 2. Glorify the LORD with memememe; * together let us praise his namenamenamename.

I sought the LORD, and he answered memememe; * from all my terrors he set me freefreefreefree.

3. 3. 3. 3. Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distresstresstresstress.

4. 4. 4. 4. Ge angel of the LORD is encampedcampedcampedcamped * around those who fear him, to resresresrescue them.

Taste and see that the LORD is goodgoodgoodgood. * Blessed the man who seeks refuge in himhimhimhim.

5. 5. 5. 5. Ge LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserserservants. * All who trust in him shall not be condemneddemneddemneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

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Ge Lord said:* Fill the jars with wat er and bring some to the mas ter of the feast.

When the mas ter of the feast tas ted the wat er, which had now be come wine,

he dec lared to the bride groom: You have kept the good wine un til now.

Gis was the Crst sign which Je sus ac com plished be fore his dis cipl es.

* last time only

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1. 1. 1. 1. Cry out with joy to God, all the earthearthearthearth; * O sing to the glory of his namenamenamename.

O render him glorious praisepraisepraisepraise. * Say to God, “How awesome your deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds!

2. 2. 2. 2. Because of the greatness of your strengthstrengthstrengthstrength, * your enemies fawn uponononon you.

Before you all the earth shall bow downdowndowndown, * shall sing to you, sing to your namenamenamename!”

3. 3. 3. 3. Come and see the works of GodGodGodGod: * awesome his deeds among the children of menmenmenmen.

He turned the sea into dry landlandlandland; * they passed through the river on footfootfootfoot.

O peoples, bless our GodGodGodGod; * let the voice of his praise resoundsoundsoundsound,

Glory be to the Father …

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Ge Lord, walk ing by the sea of Gal i lee,* saw two broth ers,

Pet er and An drew, and he called out to them;

Fol low me; and I will make you Csh ers of men.

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THIRD SUNDAY

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ge heavens declare the glory of GodGodGodGod, * and the Crmament proclaims the work of his handshandshandshands.

Day unto day conveys the mesmesmesmessage, * and night unto night imparts the knowlknowlknowlknowledge.

2. 2. 2. 2. No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded; † their sound goes forth through all the earthearthearthearth, * their message to the utmost bounds of the worldworldworldworld.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gere he has placed a tent for the sun; † it comes forth like a bridegroom coming �om his tenttenttenttent, * rejoices like a champion to run his coursecoursecoursecourse.

Glory be to the Father …

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Bow down be fore God,* all you An gels of his.

Zi on has heard and is glad; and the daugh ters of Ju dah have re joiced.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ge LORD is king, let earth rejoicejoicejoicejoice; * let the many islands be gladgladgladglad.

Cloud and darkness surround round round round him; * justice and right are the foundation of his thronethronethronethrone.

2. 2. 2. 2. A Cre prepares his pathpathpathpath; * it burns up his foes on every sidesidesideside.

His lightnings light up the worldworldworldworld; * the earth looks on and tremtremtremtrembles.

3. 3. 3. 3. Ge mountains melt like wax † before the face of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * before the face of the LORD of all the earthearthearthearth.

Ge skies proclaim his jusjusjusjustice; * all peoples see his gloglogloglory.

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Ge Lord's right hand has shown strength,* the Lord's right hand

has ex alt ed me. I shall not die, but live;

and I shall dec lare the works of the Lord.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I called to the LORD in my distresstresstresstress; * he has answered and freedfreedfreedfreed me.

Ge Lord is at my side as my helphelphelphelper; * I shall look in triumph on my foesfoesfoesfoes.

2. 2. 2. 2. It is better to take refuge in the LORDLORDLORDLORD * than to trust in manmanmanman;

it is better to take refuge in the LORDLORDLORDLORD * than to trust in prinprinprinprinces.

3. 3. 3. 3. Ge nations all encircled memememe; * in the name of the LORD I cut them o9o9o9o9.

Gey encircled me all aroundroundroundround; * in the name of the LORD I cut them o9o9o9o9.

4. 4. 4. 4. Gey encircled me about like bees; † they blazed like a Cre among thornsthornsthornsthorns. * In the name of the LORD I cut them o9o9o9o9.

5. 5. 5. 5. I was thrust down, thrust down and fallfallfallfalling, * but the LORD was my helphelphelphelper.

Ge LORD is my strength and my songsongsongsong; * he was my savsavsavsavior.

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Fol low me; I will make you Csh ers of men.* Where up on they,

leav ing their nets and their boat, fol lowed the Lord.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

2. 2. 2. 2. My soul is consumed with longlonglonglonging * at all times for your decreescreescreescrees.

3. 3. 3. 3. See, I long for your preprepreprecepts; * give me life by your jusjusjusjustice.

4. 4. 4. 4. I reach out to your commands, which I lovelovelovelove, * and ponder your statstatstatstatutes.

5. 5. 5. 5. O LORD, you have been good to your serserserservant, * according to your wordwordwordword.

6. 6. 6. 6. How sweet is your promise to my tonguetonguetonguetongue, * more than honey in the mouthmouthmouthmouth.

7. 7. 7. 7. My soul obeys your decreescreescreescrees, * and loves them deardeardeardearly.

8. 8. 8. 8. I have longed for your salvation, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * and your law is my delightlightlightlight.

Glory be to the Father …

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Go, eat rich meat, and drink sweet wine,*

and send por tions to those who have pre pared noth ing for them selves;

this is a ho ly day in hon or of the Lord;

do not be sad; for the joy of the Lord is our strength.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Sing joyfully to God our strengthstrengthstrengthstrength, * shout in triumph to the God of JacJacJacJacob.

Raise a song and sound the timtimtimtimbrel, * the sweetsounding harp and the lutelutelutelute;

2. 2. 2. 2. For this is a statute in IsIsIsIsrael, * a command of the God of JacJacJacJacob.

3. 3. 3. 3. I am the Lord your God, † who brought you up from the land of EEEEgypt. * Open wide your mouth, and I will CllCllCllCll it.

4. 4. 4. 4. O that my people would heedheedheedheed me, * that Israel would walk in my wayswayswaysways!

5. 5. 5. 5. But Israel I would feed with �nest wheatwheatwheatwheat, * and satisfy with honey �om the rockrockrockrock.”

Glory be to the Father …

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Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord re joice;*

seek the Lord and be strength ened; seek his face for e ver more.

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FOURTH SUNDAY

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1. 1. 1. 1. Give thanks to the LORD; proclaim his name. * Make known his deeds among the peoples.

2. 2. 2. 2. O sing to him, sing his praise; * tell all his wonderful works!

Glory in his holy name; * let the hearts that seek the LORD rejoice.

3. 3. 3. 3. Turn to the LORD and his strength; * constantly seek his face.

Remember the wonders he has done, * his marvels and his words of judgment.

Glory be to the Father …

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It is good to give thanks un to the Lord,

and to sing in hon or of your name, O Most High.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, how great are your worksworksworksworks! * How deep are your designssignssignssigns!

Ge senseless cannot knowknowknowknow this, and the fool cannot understandstandstandstand. *

2. 2. 2. 2. Gough the wicked spring up like grassgrassgrassgrass, * and all who do evil thrivethrivethrivethrive,

they are doomed to be eternally destroyedstroyedstroyedstroyed. * But you, O LORD, are eternally on highhighhighhigh.

3. 3. 3. 3. See, your enemies, O LORD, † see, your enemies will perperperperish; * all who do evil will be scatscatscatscattered.

4. 4. 4. 4. To me you give the wild ox’s strengthstrengthstrengthstrength; * you have poured out on me purest oiloiloiloil.

My eyes looked in triumph on my foesfoesfoesfoes; * my ears heard gladly of their fallfallfallfall.

5. 5. 5. 5. Ge just will Oourish like the palmpalmpalmpalm tree, * and grow like a Lebanon ce ce ce cedar.

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Bles sed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God;*

bles sed are the peace mak ers, for they shall be called sons of God;

bles sed are those who suf fer per se cu tion for the sake of jus tice,

for theirs is the king dom of hea ven.

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1. 1. 1. 1. When the LORD brought back the exiles of SiSiSiSion, * we thought we were dreamdreamdreamdreaming.

Gen was our mouth �lled with laughlaughlaughlaughter; * on our tongues, songs of joyjoyjoyjoy.

2. 2. 2. 2. Gen the nations themselves said, “What great deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds * the LORD worked for themthemthemthem!”

What great deeds the LORD worked for usususus! * Indeed, we were gladgladgladglad.

3. 3. 3. 3. Bring back our exiles, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * as streams in the southsouthsouthsouth.

Gose who are sowing in tearstearstearstears * will sing when they reapreapreapreap.

4. 4. 4. 4. Gey go out, they go out, full of tearstearstearstears, * bearing seed for the sowsowsowsowing;

they come back, they come back with a songsongsongsong, * bearing their sheavessheavessheavessheaves.

Glory be to the Father …

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Let your face shine down up on your ser vant,* de liv er me in your mer cy.

Lord, let me not be con found ed, for I have called up on you.

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1. 1. 1. 1. In you, O LORD, I take refrefrefrefuge. * Let me never be put to shameshameshameshame.

In your justice, set me freefreefreefree; * incline your ear to me, and speedily resresresrescue me.

2. 2. 2. 2. Be a rock of refuge for memememe, * a mighty stronghold to savesavesavesave me.

For you are my rock, my strong strong strong stronghold! * Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your namenamenamename.

3. 3. 3. 3. Release me from the snare they have hidhidhidhidden, * for you indeed are my refrefrefrefuge.

Into your hands I commend my spirspirspirspirit. * You will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful GodGodGodGod.

4. 4. 4. 4. Let me be glad and rejoice in your mercy, † for you who have seen my afOicOicOicOiction * and taken heed of my soul’s distresstresstresstress,

5. 5. 5. 5. But as for me, I trust in you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD; * I say, “You are my GodGodGodGod.

My lot is in your hands, deliver me † from the hands of my enenenenemies * and those who pursuesuesuesue me.”

Glory be to the Father …

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Come, let us wor ship God* and bow down be fore the Lord;

let us shed tears be fore the Lord who made us,

for he is he Lord our God.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Come, let us ring out our joy to the LORDLORDLORDLORD; * hail the rock who savessavessavessaves us.

Let us come into his presence, giving thanksthanksthanksthanks; * let us hail him with a song of praisepraisepraisepraise.

2. 2. 2. 2. A mighty God is the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * a great king above all godsgodsgodsgods.

In his hands are the depths of the earthearthearthearth; * the heights of the mountains are hishishishis.

To him belongs the sea, for he mademademademade it, * and the dry land that he shaped by his handshandshandshands.

3. 3. 3. 3. O that today you would listen to his voice! † “Harden not your hearts as at MerMerMerMeribah, * as on that day at Massah in the dedededesert

Glory be to the Father …

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Ren der sec ure my foot steps in your paths* so that my feet do not slip;

in cline your ear and hear my words;

dis play your won der ful mer cies, O Lord,

Sav ior of those who place their hope in you.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, hear a cause that is justjustjustjust; * pay heed to my crycrycrycry.

Turn your ear to my prayerprayerprayerprayer: * no deceit is on my lipslipslipslips.

From you may my justice come forthforthforthforth. * Your eyes discern what is upupupupright.

2. 2. 2. 2. Search my heart and visit me by nightnightnightnight. * Test me by Cre, and you will Cnd no wrong in memememe.

3. 3. 3. 3. My mouth does not transgress as others do; † on account of the words of your lipslipslipslips, * I closely watched the paths of the viviviviolent.

4. 4. 4. 4. Guard me as the apple of your eye. † Hide me in the shadow of your wingswingswingswings * from the violent attack of the wickwickwickwicked.

5. 5. 5. 5. My foes encircle me with deadly intenttenttenttent. * Geir hearts tight shut, their mouths speak proudproudproudproudly.

Gey advance against me, and now they surroundroundroundround me. * Geir eyes watch to strike me to the groundgroundgroundground.

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I will go in to the al tar of God,

to the God who gives joy to my youth.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Give me justice, O God, and plead my causecausecausecause * against a nation that is faith faith faith faithless.

From the deceitful and the cuncuncuncunning * rescue me, O GodGodGodGod.

2. 2. 2. 2. You, O God, are my strengthstrengthstrengthstrength; * why have you rejected memememe?

Why do I go mournmournmournmourning, * oppressed by the foefoefoefoe?

3. 3. 3. 3. O send forth your light and your truthtruthtruthtruth; * they will guide me onononon.

Gey will bring me to your holy mounmounmounmountain, * to the place where you dwelldwelldwelldwell.

4. 4. 4. 4. Why are you cast down, my soulsoulsoulsoul; * why groan withinininin me?

Hope in God; I will praise him yet againgaingaingain, * my saving presence and my GodGodGodGod.

Glory be to the Father …

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A mul ti tude with dis eas es,*

and those who were troub led by un clean spir its, came un to him,

be cause a pow er em an at ed from him which healed them all.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

2. 2. 2. 2. Ge LORD turns his eyes to the justjustjustjust, * and his ears are open to their crycrycrycry.

When the just cry out, the LORD hearshearshearshears, * and rescues them in all their distresstresstresstress.

3. 3. 3. 3. Ge LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

Many are the trials of the justjustjustjust man, * but from them all the LORD will rescue himhimhimhim.

4. 4. 4. 4. He will keep guard over all his bonesbonesbonesbones; * not one of his bones shall be brobrobrobroken.

Ge Lord ransoms the souls of his serserserservants. * All who trust in him shall not be condemneddemneddemneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

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Be un to me a pro tect ing God*

and a house of ref uge to save me; for you are my sup port and my ref uge;

and for the sake of your name you will lead me and nour ish me.

* last time only

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1. 1. 1. 1. In you, O LORD, I take refrefrefrefuge. * Let me never be put to shameshameshameshame.

In your justice, set me freefreefreefree; * incline your ear to me, and speedily resresresrescue me.

2. 2. 2. 2. Release me from the snare they have hidhidhidhidden, * for you indeed are my refrefrefrefuge.

Into your hands I commend my spirspirspirspirit. * You will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful GodGodGodGod.

You detest those who serve empty ididididols. * As for me, I trust in the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

3. 3. 3. 3. Let me be glad and rejoice in your mercy, † for you who have seen my afOicOicOicOiction * and taken heed of my soul’s distresstresstresstress,

have not leP me in the hands of the enenenenemy, * but set my feet at largelargelargelarge.

Glory be to the Father …

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Bles sed are you, O Lord,* teach me your com mand ments.

O Lord, you are blessed, teach me your com mand ments.

With my lips have I dec lared all the judge ments spok en by your mouth.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseekseek him.

2. 2. 2. 2. Gey never do anything evevevevil, * but walk in his wayswayswaysways.

You have laid down your preprepreprecepts * to be carefully kept.

3. 3. 3. 3. May my ways be CrmCrmCrmCrm * in keeping your statstatstatstatutes.

Gen I shall not be put to shameshameshameshame * as I observe all your commandsmandsmandsmands.

4. 4. 4. 4. I will thank you with an upright heartheartheartheart, * as I learn your just judgjudgjudgjudgments.

I will keep your statstatstatstatutes; * do not ever forsakesakesakesake me.

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Gey ate and were ful ly sat is Ced;* the Lord gave them all that they des ired;

they were not dep rived of their wants.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Give ear, my people, to my teachteachteachteaching; * incline your ear to the words of my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

Ge things we have heard and understoodstoodstoodstood, * the things our fathers have toldtoldtoldtold us,

2. 2. 2. 2. these we will not hide �om their chilchilchilchildren * but will tell them to the next generaaaation:

Yet he commanded the clouds abovebovebovebove, * and opened the gates of heavheavheavheaven.

3. 3. 3. 3. He rained down manna to eateateateat, * and gave them bread �om heavheavheavheaven.

Man ate the bread of anananangels. * He sent them abundance of foodfoodfoodfood;

4. 4. 4. 4. He rained Oesh upon them like dustdustdustdust, * winged fowl like the sands of the seaseaseasea.

He let it fall in the midst of their campcampcampcamp, * and all around their tentstentstentstents.

Glory be to the Father …

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O Lord, I have placed my trust in your mer ci ful love;*

my heart has re joiced in your sal va tion. I will sing un to the Lord

who has dealt boun ti fully with me.

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1. 1. 1. 1. How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forevevevever? * How long will you hide your face �om memememe?

2. 2. 2. 2. How long must I bear grief in my soul, † have sorrow in my heart all day longlonglonglong? * How long shall my enemy prevail over memememe?

3. 3. 3. 3. Look, answer me, LORD my GodGodGodGod! * Give light to my eyes lest I fall asleep in deathdeathdeathdeath;

lest my enemy say, “I have overcomecomecomecome him”; * lest my foes rejoice when they see me fallfallfallfall.

4. 4. 4. 4. As for me, I trust in your merciful lovelovelovelove. * Let my heart rejoice in your salvavavavation.

Glory be to the Father …

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Hear ken to the voice of my pray er,* O my King and my God,

for it is you, O Lord, whom I im plore.

* last time only

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1. 1. 1. 1. You are no God who delights in evevevevil; * no sinner is your guestguestguestguest.

Ge boastful shall not stand their groundgroundgroundground * before your eyeseyeseyeseyes.

2. 2. 2. 2. All who do evil you despisepisepisepise; * all who lie you destroytroytroytroy.

Ge deceitful and those who shed bloodbloodbloodblood, * the LORD deteststeststeststests.

3. 3. 3. 3. Yet through the greatness of your merciful lovelovelovelove, * I enter your househousehousehouse.

I bow down before your holy temtemtemtemple, * in awe of youyouyouyou.

4. 4. 4. 4. Lead me, LORD, in your justice, † because of my foesfoesfoesfoes; * make straight your way beforeforeforefore me.

5. 5. 5. 5. No truth can be found in their mouthsmouthsmouthsmouths, * their heart is all malmalmalmalice,

their throat a wideopen gravegravegravegrave; * with their tongue they OatOatOatOatter.

6. 6. 6. 6. Declare them guilty, O GodGodGodGod. * Let them fail in their designssignssignssigns.

Drive them out for their many transgresgresgresgressions, * for against you have they rebelledbelledbelledbelled.

7. 7. 7. 7. All who take refuge in you shall be gladgladgladglad, * and ever cry out their joyjoyjoyjoy.

You shelter them; in you they rejoicejoicejoicejoice, * those who love your namenamenamename.

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I will re late all your won drous deeds.*

I will be glad and re joice in you:

I will sing to the hon or of your name, O Most High.

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1. 1. 1. 1. But the LORD sits enthroned forevevevever; * he has set up his throne for judgjudgjudgjudgment.

He will judge the world with jusjusjusjustice; * he will govern the peoples with eqeqeqequity.

2. 2. 2. 2. For the oppressed, the LORD will be a strongstrongstrongstronghold, * a stronghold in times of distresstresstresstress.

Gose who know your name will trusttrusttrusttrust you; * you will not forsake those who seek you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD.

3. 3. 3. 3. Sing psalms to the LORD who dwells in SiSiSiSion. * Tell his mighty works among the peopeopeopeoples,

for the Avenger of Blood has remembered themthemthemthem, * has not forgotten the cry of the poorpoorpoorpoor.

Glory be to the Father …

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Ge Lord has be come my pro tec tor;* he has brought me forth

in to free and o pen spa ces. he de li vered me

be cause he was well pleased with me.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I love you, LORD, my strengthstrengthstrengthstrength; * O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my savsavsavsavior;

my God, my rock where I take refrefrefrefuge; * my shield, my saving strength, my strongstrongstrongstronghold.

I cry out, “Praised be the LORDLORDLORDLORD!” * and see, I am saved from my foesfoesfoesfoes.

2. 2. 2. 2. Ge waves of death rose aboutboutboutbout me; * the torrents of destruction assailedsailedsailedsailed me;

the snares of the grave surroundroundroundrounded me; * the traps of death confrontfrontfrontfronted me.

3. 3. 3. 3. In my anguish I called to the LORDLORDLORDLORD; * I cried to my God for helphelphelphelp.

From his temple he heard my voicevoicevoicevoice; * my cry to him reached his earsearsearsears.

Glory be to the Father …

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Turn to me, O Lord, and de liv er my soul;

save me for the sake of your love.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, do not rebuke me in your ananananger; * reprove me not in your ragerageragerage.

Have mercy on me, LORD, for I languish. † Lord, heal me; my bones are shakshakshakshaking, * and my soul is greatly shakshakshakshaken.

2. 2. 2. 2. For in death there is no remembrance of youyouyouyou; * from the grave, who can give you praisepraisepraisepraise?

3. 3. 3. 3. I am exhausted with my groaning; † every night I drench my bed with tearstearstearstears, * I bedew my couch with weepweepweepweeping.

My eyes waste away with griefgriefgriefgrief; * I have grown old surrounded by all my foesfoesfoesfoes.

4. 4. 4. 4. Leave me, all who do evevevevil, * for the LORD heeds the sound of my weepweepweepweeping.

Ge LORD has heard my pleapleapleaplea; * the Lord will receive my prayerprayerprayerprayer.

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Seek Crst the king dom of God,* and all the rest

will be giv en to you in ad di tion, says the Lord.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Do not fret because of the wickwickwickwicked; * do not envy those who do ev ev ev evil,

Trust in the LORD and do goodgoodgoodgood; * then you will dwell in the land and safely paspaspaspasture.

2. 2. 2. 2. Better the few possessions of the justjustjustjust, * than the abundant wealth of the wickwickwickwicked;

Ge Lord takes note of the days of the blameblameblameblameless; * their heritage will last forevevevever.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gey shall not be put to shame in evil daysdaysdaysdays; * in time of famine they shall have their CllCllCllCll.

By the LORD are the steps made CrmCrmCrmCrm * of one in whose path He delightslightslightslights.

4. 4. 4. 4. Gen turn away from evil and do goodgoodgoodgood, * and you may abide forevevevever;

for indeed, the LORD loves jusjusjusjustice, * and will never forsake his faithfaithfaithfaithful.

5. 5. 5. 5. Ge unjust shall be wiped out forevevevever, * and the descendants of the wicked destroyedstroyedstroyedstroyed.

Ge just shall inherit the landlandlandland; * there they shall abide forevevevever.

6. 6. 6. 6. Gen wait for the LORD, keep to his way. † He will exalt you to inherit the landlandlandland, * and you will see the wicked destroyedstroyedstroyedstroyed.

Glory be to the Father …

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I will sing un to the Lord* who has dealt boun ti fully with me;

I will praise the name of the Lord, the Most High.

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1. 1. 1. 1. How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forevevevever? * How long will you hide your face �om memememe?

How long must I bear grief in my soul, † have sorrow in my heart all day longlonglonglong? * How long shall my enemy prevail over memememe?

2. 2. 2. 2. Look, answer me, LORD my GodGodGodGod! * Give light to my eyes lest I fall asleep in deathdeathdeathdeath;

lest my enemy say, “I have overcomecomecomecome him”; * lest my foes rejoice when they see me fallfallfallfall.

3. 3. 3. 3. As for me, I trust in your merciful lovelovelovelove. * Let my heart rejoice in your salvavavavation.

Glory be to the Father …

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Look up on me and have mer cy on me, O Lord;*

for I am a ban doned and des ti tute;

con si der my ab jec tion and my la bor,

and for give me all my sins, my dear God. God.

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1. 1. 1. 1. To you, O LORD, I liP up my soulsoulsoulsoul. * In you, O my God, I have trusttrusttrusttrusted;

let me not be put to shameshameshameshame; * let not my enemies exult over memememe.

Let none who hope in you be put to shameshameshameshame; * but shamed are those who wantonly break faithfaithfaithfaith.

2. 2. 2. 2. O LORD, make me know your wayswayswaysways. * Teach me your pathspathspathspaths.

Guide me in your truth, and teach me; † for you are the God of my salvavavavation. * I have hoped in you all day longlonglonglong.

3. 3. 3. 3. Remember your compassion, O LORD, † and your merciful lovelovelovelove, * for they are from of oldoldoldold.

Glory be to the Father …

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Let those who know your name* trust in you, O Lord;

for you do not a ban don those who seek you.

Sing psalms to the Lord who dwells in Zi on;

for he does not for get the cry of the poor.

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1. 1. 1. 1. You upheld the justice of my causecausecausecause; * you sat enthroned, an upright judgejudgejudgejudge.

You have rebuked the nations, destroyed the wickwickwickwicked; * you have wiped out their name forever and evevevever.

2. 2. 2. 2. He will judge the world with jusjusjusjustice; * he will govern the peoples with eqeqeqequity.

For the oppressed, the LORD will be a strong strong strong stronghold, * a stronghold in times of distresstresstresstress.

3. 3. 3. 3. Have mercy on me, O LORD; † see how I su9er from my foesfoesfoesfoes, * you who raise me from the gates of deathdeathdeathdeath,

that I may recount all your praise † at the gates of daughter SiSiSiSion, * and rejoice in your salvavavavation.

4. 4. 4. 4. Ge nations have fallen in the pit which they mademademademade; * their feet have been caught in the snare they laidlaidlaidlaid.

Ge Lord has revealed himself; he has given judg judg judg judgment. * Ge wicked are snared by the work of their handshandshandshands.

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I have called out be cause you hear me, O God;

in cline your ear and hear my words.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, hear a cause that is justjustjustjust; * pay heed to my crycrycrycry.

Turn your ear to my prayerprayerprayerprayer: * no deceit is on my lipslipslipslips.

From you may my justice come forthforthforthforth. * Your eyes discern what is upupupupright.

2. 2. 2. 2. I kept my steps Crmly in your pathspathspathspaths. * My feet have never faltfaltfaltfaltered.

Display your merciful love. † By your right hand you deliver �om their foesfoesfoesfoes * those who put their trust in youyouyouyou.

3. 3. 3. 3. Guard me as the apple of your eye. † Hide me in the shadow of your wingswingswingswings * from the violent attack of the wickwickwickwicked.

My foes encircle me with deadly intenttenttenttent. * Geir hearts tight shut, their mouths speak proudproudproudproudly.

As for me, in justice I shall behold your facefacefaceface; * when I awake I shall be Clled with the vision of your prespresprespresence.

Glory be to the Father …

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A men I say to you,* what ev er you ask in your prayers,

be lieve that you shall re ceive it, and it shall be grant ed un to you.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Listen, O God, to my crycrycrycry! * Attend to my prayerprayerprayerprayer!

From the end of the earth I callcallcallcall you; * my heart is faintfaintfaintfaint.

2. 2. 2. 2. Set me high upon the rockrockrockrock * too high for me to reachreachreachreach,

you, my refuge and mighty towtowtowtower * against the foefoefoefoe.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gen will I dwell in your tent forevevevever, * and hide in the shelter of your wingswingswingswings.

For you, O God, have heard my vows; † you have given me the heritage of thosethosethosethose * who fear your namenamenamename.

4. 4. 4. 4. Day upon day you will add to the kingkingkingking; * his years as age upon ageageageage.

May he ever sit enthroned before GodGodGodGod: * bid mercy and truth be his protectectectection.

So I will sing to your name forevevevever, * and day aPer day fulCll my vowsvowsvowsvows.

Glory be to the Father …

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Ge Lord is my light and my sal va tion,* whom shall I fear?

Ge Lord is the pro tec tor of my life, of whom shall I be a fraid?

My en e mies who trou ble me

have them selves grown weak and have fal len.

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TENTH SUNDAY

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1. 1. 1. 1. Gough an army encamp against gainst gainst gainst me, * my heart would not fearfearfearfear.

Gough war break out againstgainstgainstgainst me, * even then would I trusttrusttrusttrust.

2. 2. 2. 2. Gere is one thing I ask of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * only this do I seekseekseekseek:

to live in the house of the LORDLORDLORDLORD * all the days of my lifelifelifelife,

to gaze on the beauty of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * to inquire at his temtemtemtemple.

3. 3. 3. 3. For there he keeps me safe in his shelshelshelshelter * in the day of evevevevil.

He hides me under cover of his tenttenttenttent; * he sets me high upon a rockrockrockrock.

Glory be to the Father …

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O Lord, if you were to take in to ac count our in i qui ties,*

who would with stand the test?

But for give ness a bides with you, O God of Is ra el.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD; * LORD, hear my voicevoicevoicevoice!

O let your ears be attententententive * to the sound of my pleadpleadpleadpleadings.

2. 2. 2. 2. I long for you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * my soul longs for his wordwordwordword.

My soul hopes in the LORDLORDLORDLORD * more than watchmen for daydaydaydaybreak.

3. 3. 3. 3. More than watchmen for daydaydaydaybreak, * let Israel hope for the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

For with the LORD there is mer mer mer mercy, * in him is plentiful redempdempdempdemption.

It is he who will redeem IsIsIsIsrael * from all its iniqiqiqiquities.

Glory be to the Father …

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En light en my eyes* lest I fall in to the sleep of death;

lest my en e my say: "I have pre vailed a gainst him."

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1. 1. 1. 1. How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forevevevever? * How long will you hide your face �om memememe?

How long must I bear grief in my soul, † have sorrow in my heart all day longlonglonglong? * How long shall my enemy prevail over memememe?

2. 2. 2. 2. Look, answer me, LORD my GodGodGodGod! * Give light to my eyes lest I fall asleep in deathdeathdeathdeath;

lest my enemy say, “I have overcomecomecomecome him”; * lest my foes rejoice when they see me fallfallfallfall.

3. 3. 3. 3. As for me, I trust in your merciful lovelovelovelove. * Let my heart rejoice in your salvavavavation.

I will sing to the LORD who has been bountiful with memememe. * I will sing psalms to the name of the LORD Most HighHighHighHigh.

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Ge Lord is my sup port,* my ref uge

and my de liv er er; God is my on ly help.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I cry out, “Praised be the LORDLORDLORDLORD!” * and see, I am saved from my foesfoesfoesfoes.

In my anguish I called to the LORDLORDLORDLORD; * I cried to my God for helphelphelphelp.

From his temple he heard my voicevoicevoicevoice; * my cry to him reached his earsearsearsears.

2. 2. 2. 2. for you save a lowly peopeopeopeople, * but bring low the eyes that are proudproudproudproud.

It is you who give light to my lamplamplamplamp; * the LORD my God lightens my darkdarkdarkdarkness.

3. 3. 3. 3. For who is God but the LORDLORDLORDLORD? * Who is a rock but our GodGodGodGod?

It is God who girds me with strengthstrengthstrengthstrength, * and keeps my path free of blameblameblameblame.

4. 4. 4. 4. You gave me your saving shield; † with your right hand, you gave me supportportportport; * you bent down to make me greatgreatgreatgreat.

Glory be to the Father …

Tenth Sunday | 73

Who so ev er does the will of my Fath er in hea ven

is my broth er, my sis ter and my moth er, says the Lord.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboastboastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladgladglad.

2. 2. 2. 2. Glorify the LORD with memememe; * together let us praise his namenamenamename.

I sought the LORD, and he answered memememe; * from all my terrors he set me freefreefreefree.

3. 3. 3. 3. Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distresstresstresstress.

4. 4. 4. 4. Ge angel of the LORD is encampedcampedcampedcamped * around those who fear him, to resresresrescue them.

5. 5. 5. 5. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshearshearshears, * and rescues them in all their distresstresstresstress.

Ge LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

6. 6. 6. 6. Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserserservants. * All who trust in him shall not be condemneddemneddemneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

Tenth Sunday | 75

Heark en, O Lord, un to my voice* which has called out to you;

deign to be my help, for sake me not,

do not des pise me, O God my Sav ior.

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ELEVENTH SUNDAY

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ge LORD is my light and my salvavavavation; * whom shall I fearfearfearfear?

Ge Lord is the stronghold of my lifelifelifelife; * whom should I dreaddreaddreaddread?

2. 2. 2. 2. When those who do evil draw nearnearnearnear * to devour my OeshOeshOeshOesh,

it is they, my enemies and foesfoesfoesfoes, * who stumble and fallfallfallfall.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gough an army encamp against gainst gainst gainst me, * my heart would not fearfearfearfear.

Gough war break out againstgainstgainstgainst me, * even then would I trusttrusttrusttrust.

Glory be to the Father …

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I will bless the Lord* who has giv en me un der stand ing.

I have set the Lord al ways in my sight;

since he is at my right hand, I shall not be shak en.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. † I say to the LORD, “You are my LORDLORDLORDLORD. * My happiness lies in you alonelonelonelone.”

2. 2. 2. 2. As for the holy ones who dwell in the landlandlandland, * they are noble, and in them is all my delightlightlightlight.

Gose who choose other gods increase their sorrows. † I will not take part in their o9erings of bloodbloodbloodblood. * Nor will I take their names upon my lipslipslipslips.

3. 3. 3. 3. O LORD, it is you who are my portion and cupcupcupcup; * you yourself who secure my lotlotlotlot.

Pleasant places are marked out for memememe: * a pleasing heritage indeed is minemineminemine!

4. 4. 4. 4. And so, my heart rejoices, my soul is gladgladgladglad; * even my Oesh shall rest in hopehopehopehope.

For you will not abandon my soul to hellhellhellhell, * nor let your holy one see corrupruprupruption.

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One thing have I asked of the Lord,* this will I seek af ter:

that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ge LORD is my light and my salvavavavation; * whom shall I fearfearfearfear?

Ge LORD is the stronghold of my lifelifelifelife; * whom should I dreaddreaddreaddread?

2. 2. 2. 2. When those who do evil draw nearnearnearnear * to devour my OeshOeshOeshOesh,

it is they, my enemies and foesfoesfoesfoes, * who stumble and fallfallfallfall.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gough an army encamp againstgainstgainstgainst me, * my heart would not fearfearfearfear.

Gough war break out againstgainstgainstgainst me, * even then would I trusttrusttrusttrust.

4. 4. 4. 4. It is your face, O LORD, that I seekseekseekseek; * hide not your face �om memememe.

Dismiss not your servant in ananananger; * you have been my helphelphelphelp.

5. 5. 5. 5. Instruct me, LORD, in your way; † on an even path leadleadleadlead me * because of my enenenenemies.

6. 6. 6. 6. I believe I shall see the LORD'S goodgoodgoodgoodness * in the land of the liv liv liv living.

Wait for the LORD; be strongstrongstrongstrong; * be stouthearted, and wait for the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Glory be to the Father …

Eleventh Sunday | 81

Ge Lord is the strength of his people,*

and the guar di an of sal va tion for his A noin ted.

Save your peo ple, O Lord, and bless your in her i tance;

be their guide for e ver.

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1. 1. 1. 1. To you, O LORD, I callcallcallcall; * my rock, be not deaf to memememe.

I shall go down to those in the pitpitpitpit, * if you are silent to memememe.

2. 2. 2. 2. Hear the voice of my pleadpleadpleadpleading * as I call to you for helphelphelphelp,

as I raise my handshandshandshands * toward your holy placeplaceplaceplace.

3. 3. 3. 3. Do not drag me away with the wickwickwickwicked, * with those who do evevevevil,

who speak words of peace to their neighneighneighneighbors, * but with malice in their heartsheartsheartshearts.

Glory be to the Father …

TwelPh Sunday | 83

Ren der sec ure my foot steps in your paths* so that my feet do not slip;

in cline your ear and hear my words;

dis play your won der ful mer cies, O Lord,

Sav ior of those who place their hope in you.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, hear a cause that is justjustjustjust; * pay heed to my crycrycrycry.

Turn your ear to my prayerprayerprayerprayer: * no deceit is on my lipslipslipslips.

From you may my justice come forthforthforthforth. * Your eyes discern what is upupupupright.

2. 2. 2. 2. Search my heart and visit me by nightnightnightnight. * Test me by Cre, and you will Cnd no wrong in memememe.

3. 3. 3. 3. My mouth does not transgress as others do; † on account of the words of your lipslipslipslips, * I closely watched the paths of the viviviviolent.

4. 4. 4. 4. Guard me as the apple of your eye. † Hide me in the shadow of your wingswingswingswings * from the violent attack of the wickwickwickwicked.

5. 5. 5. 5. My foes encircle me with deadly intenttenttenttent. * Geir hearts tight shut, their mouths speak proudproudproudproudly.

Gey advance against me, and now they surroundroundroundround me. * Geir eyes watch to strike me to the groundgroundgroundground.

TwelPh Sunday | 85

Gat which I tell you in the dark,* ut ter in the light, says the Lord;

and that which you hear whis pered in to your ear,

proc laim up on the house tops.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboastboastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladgladglad.

2. 2. 2. 2. Glorify the LORD with memememe; * together let us praise his namenamenamename.

I sought the LORD, and he answered memememe; * from all my terrors he set me freefreefreefree.

3. 3. 3. 3. Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distresstresstresstress.

4. 4. 4. 4. Ge angel of the LORD is encampedcampedcampedcamped * around those who fear him, to res res res rescue them.

Taste and see that the LORD is goodgoodgoodgood. * Blessed the man who seeks refuge in himhimhimhim.

6. 6. 6. 6. Ge LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserserservants. * All who trust in him shall not be condemneddemneddemneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

TwelPh Sunday | 87

I shall walk round a bout his sanc tu ar y,*

of fer ing a sac ri Cce of ju bi la tion;

I will sing and re cite a psalm to the Lord.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ge LORD is my light and my salvavavavation; * whom shall I fearfearfearfear?

Ge LORD is the stronghold of my lifelifelifelife; * whom should I dreaddreaddreaddread?

2. 2. 2. 2. When those who do evil draw nearnearnearnear * to devour my OeshOeshOeshOesh,

it is they, my enemies and foesfoesfoesfoes, * who stumble and fallfallfallfall.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gough an army encamp against gainst gainst gainst me, * my heart would not fearfearfearfear.

Gough war break out against gainst gainst gainst me, * even then would I trusttrusttrusttrust.

4. 4. 4. 4. Gere is one thing I ask of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * only this do I seekseekseekseek:

to live in the house of the LORDLORDLORDLORD * all the days of my lifelifelifelife,

to gaze on the beauty of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * to inquire at his temtemtemtemple.

5. 5. 5. 5. For there he keeps me safe in his shelshelshelshelter * in the day of evevevevil.

He hides me under cover of his tenttenttenttent; * he sets me high upon a rockrockrockrock.

Glory be to the Father …

TwelPh Sunday | 89

If a man wish es to come af ter me,* let him de ny him self

and take up his cross and fol low me.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distresstresstresstress.

2. 2. 2. 2. Turn aside from evil and do goodgoodgoodgood. * Seek aPer peace, and pursuesuesuesue it.

Ge LORD turns his eyes to the justjustjustjust, * and his ears are open to their crycrycrycry.

Ge LORD turns his face against the wickwickwickwicked * to destroy their remembrance from the earthearthearthearth.

3. 3. 3. 3. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshearshearshears, * and rescues them in all their distresstresstresstress.

Ge LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

4. 4. 4. 4. Many are the trials of the justjustjustjust man, * but from them all the LORD will rescue himhimhimhim.

He will keep guard over all his bonesbonesbonesbones; * not one of his bones shall be brobrobrobroken.

Glory be to the Father …

TwelPh Sunday | 91

All na tions, clap your hands;

shout un to God with a voice of joy. joy.

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1. 1. 1. 1. For the LORD, the Most High, is aweaweaweawesome, * the great king over all the earthearthearthearth.

2. 2. 2. 2. He humbles peoples under usususus * and nations under our feetfeetfeetfeet.

Our heritage he chose for usususus, * the pride of Jacob whom he lovesloveslovesloves.

3. 3. 3. 3. God goes up with shouts of joyjoyjoyjoy. * Ge LORD goes up with trumpet blastblastblastblast.

Sing praise for God; sing praisepraisepraisepraise! * Sing praise to our king; sing praisepraisepraisepraise!

Glory be to the Father …

Girteenth Sunday | 93

As a ho lo caust of rams and bul locks,* and of thous ands of fat ted lambs,

so let our sac ri Cce be in your sight on this day,

that it may be pleas ing un to you. For there is no shame

for those who put their trust in you, O Lord.

* last time only

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1. 1. 1. 1. And now we follow you with our whole heartheartheartheart, * we fear you and we pray to youyouyouyou.

2. 2. 2. 2. Do not let us be put to shameshameshameshame, * but deal with us in your kindness and great mermermermercy.

3. 3. 3. 3. Deliver us by your wonwonwonwonders, * and bring glory to your name, O LordLordLordLord:

4. 4. 4. 4. Let all those be routed who inOict evils on your servants; † Let them be shamed and powpowpowpowerless, * and their strength brokbrokbrokbroken.

Girteenth Sunday | 95

Christ, ris ing from the dead,* dies now no more, al le lu ia;

death shall no lon ger have an y dom in ion ov er him,

al le lu ia, al le lu ia.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O sing a new song to the LORDLORDLORDLORD; * sing to the LORD, all the earthearthearthearth.

O sing to the LORD; bless his namenamenamename. * Proclaim his salvation day by daydaydayday.

Tell among the nations his gloglogloglory, * and his wonders among all the peopeopeopeoples.

2. 2. 2. 2. For the LORD is great and highly to be praisedpraisedpraisedpraised, * to be feared above all godsgodsgodsgods.

Give the LORD, you families of peoples, † give the LORD glory and powpowpowpower; * give the LORD the glory of his namenamenamename.

3. 3. 3. 3. Bring an o9ering and enter his courts; † worship the LORD in holy splensplensplensplendor. * O tremble before him, all the earthearthearthearth.

Glory be to the Father …

Girteenth Sunday | 97

Lend your ear and make haste to res cue us.

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1. 1. 1. 1. In you, O LORD, I take refrefrefrefuge. * Let me never be put to shameshameshameshame.

In your justice, set me freefreefreefree; * incline your ear to me, and speedily resresresrescue me.

Be a rock of refuge for memememe, * a mighty stronghold to savesavesavesave me.

2. 2. 2. 2. Into your hands I commend my spirspirspirspirit. * You will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful GodGodGodGod.

You detest those who serve empty ididididols. * As for me, I trust in the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

3. 3. 3. 3. Let me be glad and rejoice in your mercy, † for you who have seen my afOicOicOicOiction * and taken heed of my soul’s distresstresstresstress,

have not leP me in the hands of the enenenenemy, * but set my feet at largelargelargelarge.

4. 4. 4. 4. How great is the goodness, LORDLORDLORDLORD, * that you keep for those who fearfearfearfear you,

that you show to those who trusttrusttrusttrust you * in the sight of the children of menmenmenmen.

5. 5. 5. 5. You hide them in the shelter of your prespresprespresence, * secure from human schemschemschemscheming;

you keep them safe within your tenttenttenttent * from disputing tonguestonguestonguestongues.

6. 6. 6. 6. Love the LORD, all you his saintssaintssaintssaints. * Ge LORD guards the faithfaithfaithfaithful.

But the LORD will repay to the fullfullfullfull * the one who acts with pridepridepridepride.

Be strong, let your heart take courcourcourcourage, * all who hope in the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

Glory be to the Father …

Girteenth Sunday | 99

We have re ceived your mer cy, O God,* in the midst of your tem ple;

e ven as your name, so al so does your praise

ex tend to the ends of the earth;

your right hand is Clled with right eous ness.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Great is the LORD and highly to be praisedpraisedpraisedpraised * in the city of our GodGodGodGod.

His holy mountain rises in beaubeaubeaubeauty, * the joy of all the earthearthearthearth.

2. 2. 2. 2. Mount Sion, in the heart of the NorthNorthNorthNorth, * the city of the Mighty KingKingKingKing!

God, in the midst of its citcitcitcitadels, * has shown himself its strong strong strong stronghold.

3. 3. 3. 3. Behold! the kings assemsemsemsembled; * together they advancedvancedvancedvanced.

Gey saw; at once they marmarmarmarveled; * dismayed, they Oed in fearfearfearfear.

Glory be to the Father …

Fourteenth Sunday | 101

You will save the hum ble na tion, O Lord,*

and bring down the eyes of the proud. For who is God,

oth er than you, O, Lord?

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1. 1. 1. 1. I love you, LORD, my strengthstrengthstrengthstrength; * O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my savsavsavsavior;

my God, my rock where I take refrefrefrefuge; * my shield, my saving strength, my strongstrongstrongstronghold.

I cry out, “Praised be the LORDLORDLORDLORD!” * and see, I am saved �om my foesfoesfoesfoes.

2. 2. 2. 2. Ge waves of death rose aboutboutboutbout me; * the torrents of destruction assailedsailedsailedsailed me;

the snares of the grave surroundroundroundrounded me; * the traps of death confrontfrontfrontfronted me.

3. 3. 3. 3. In my anguish I called to the LORDLORDLORDLORD; * I cried to my God for helphelphelphelp.

From his temple he heard my voicevoicevoicevoice; * my cry to him reached his earsearsearsears.

Fourteenth Sunday | 103

O taste and see how gra cious the Lord is;

bles sed is the man who trusts in him.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboastboastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladgladglad.

2. 2. 2. 2. Glorify the LORD with memememe; * together let us praise his namenamenamename.

I sought the LORD, and he answered memememe; * from all my terrors he set me freefreefreefree.

3. 3. 3. 3. Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distresstresstresstress.

4. 4. 4. 4. Ge angel of the LORD is encamped camped camped camped * around those who fear him, to resresresrescue them.

When the just cry out, the LORD hearshearshearshears, * and rescues them in all their distresstresstresstress.

5. 5. 5. 5. Ge LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserserservants. * All who trust in him shall not be condemneddemneddemneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

Fourteenth Sunday | 105

When I cried out to the Lord,* he heed ed my call a gainst my as sail ants;

he who is be fore the be gin ning of the world

and who en dures for e ver has hum bled them.

Cast your cares up on the Lord, and he will sus tain you.

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FIFTEENTH SUNDAY

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1. 1. 1. 1. Give ear, O God, to my prayerprayerprayerprayer; * do not hide from my pleadpleadpleadpleading.

Attend to me and replyplyplyply; * with my cares, I cannot restrestrestrest.

2. 2. 2. 2. I tremble at the shouts of the foefoefoefoe, * at the cries of the wickwickwickwicked,

for they pile up evil uponononon me; * in anger they malignlignlignlign me.

3. 3. 3. 3. My heart is stricken withinininin me; * death’s terror falls uponononon me.

Trembling and fear come ovovovover me, * and horror overwhelms whelms whelms whelms me.

Glory be to the Father …

FiPeenth Sunday | 107

As for me,* I will ap pear be fore you in right eous ness;

I will be sat is Ced when your glo ry is made man i fest.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, hear a cause that is justjustjustjust; * pay heed to my crycrycrycry.

Turn your ear to my prayerprayerprayerprayer: * no deceit is on my lipslipslipslips.

From you may my justice come forthforthforthforth. * Your eyes discern what is upupupupright.

2. 2. 2. 2. Search my heart and visit me by nightnightnightnight. * Test me by Cre, and you will Cnd no wrong in memememe.

3. 3. 3. 3. My mouth does not transgress as others do; † on account of the words of your lipslipslipslips, * I closely watched the paths of the viviviviolent.

Glory be to the Father …

FiPeenth Sunday | 109

Un to you, O Lord, have I lif ted up my soul; * O my God,

I trust in you, let me not be put to shame;

do not al low my en e mies to laugh at me;

for none of those who are a wait ing you

will be dis ap poin ted.

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1.1.1.1. Guide me in your truth, and teach me; † for you are the God of my salvavavavation. * I have hoped in you all day long long long long.

2.2.2.2. Remember you compassion, O LORD, † and your merciful love love love love, * for they are �om of old old old old.

3.3.3.3. Do not remember the sins of my youth youth youth youth, * nor my transgresgresgresgressions.

In your merciful love remember me me me me, * because of your goodness, O LORDLORDLORDLORD.

4.4.4.4. Good and upright is the LORDLORDLORDLORD; * he shows the way to sin sin sin sinners.

He guides the humble in right judg judg judg judgment; * to the humble he teaches his way way way way.

FiPeenth Sunday | 111

Ge spar row has found her self a home,* and the tur tle dove

a nest in which to lay her young: at your al tars, O Lord of hosts,

my King and my God! Bles sed are they who dwell in your house,

they shall praise you for e ver and e ver.

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1. 1. 1. 1. How lovely is your dweldweldweldwelling place, * O LORD of hostshostshostshosts.

My soul is longing and yearnyearnyearnyearning * for the courts of the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

2. 2. 2. 2. O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayerprayerprayerprayer; * give ear, O God of JaJaJaJacob.

Turn your eyes, O God, our shieldshieldshieldshield; * look on the face of your anointnointnointnointed.

3. 3. 3. 3. One day within your courtscourtscourtscourts * is better than a thousand elseelseelseelsewhere.

Ge threshold of the house of GodGodGodGod * I prefer to the dwellings of the wickwickwickwicked.

4. 4. 4. 4. For the LORD God is a sun, a shieldshieldshieldshield; * the Lord will give us his favor and gloglogloglory.

he will not withhold any goodgoodgoodgood * to those who walk without blameblameblameblame.

O LORD of hosts, how blesblesblesblessed * is the man who trusts in youyouyouyou!

Glory be to the Father …

FiPeenth Sunday | 113

He who eats my Oesh and drinks my blood,

a bides in me, and I in him, says the Lord.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseekseek him.

2. 2. 2. 2. I treasure your word in my heartheartheartheart, * lest I sin against gainst gainst gainst you.

Remember your word to your serserserservant, * by which you made me hopehopehopehope.

Gis is my comfort in sorsorsorsorrow: * that your promise gives me lifelifelifelife.

3. 3. 3. 3. Ge law from your mouth means more to memememe * than large quantities of silver and goldgoldgoldgold.

How sweet is your promise to my tonguetonguetonguetongue, * more than honey in the mouthmouthmouthmouth.

4. 4. 4. 4. Your word is a lamp for my feetfeetfeetfeet, * and a light for my pathpathpathpath.

I rejoice at your prompromprompromise, * like one who Cnds a great treastreastreastreasure.

Glory be to the Father …

FiPeenth Sunday | 115

Be hold, God is my hel per,* and the Lord is the up hol der of my soul;

turn back all the e vil a gainst my e ne mies, des troy them

in your C del i ty, O Lord, the Pro tec tor of my life.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O God, save me by your namenamenamename; * by your power, defend my causecausecausecause.

O God, hear my prayerprayerprayerprayer; * give ear to the words of my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

2. 2. 2. 2. For the proud have risen against me, † and the ruthless seek my lifelifelifelife. * Gey have no regard for GodGodGodGod.

3. 3. 3. 3. See, I have God for my helphelphelphelp. * Ge LORD sustains my soulsoulsoulsoul.

Let evil recoil on my foesfoesfoesfoes. * In your faithfulness, bring them to an endendendend.

Glory be to the Father …

Sixteenth Sunday | 117

Ge or din an ces of the Lord are right,* bring ing joy to all hearts,

sweet er than hon ey or the hon ey comb.

Gere fore your ser vant will ob serve them.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ge heavens declare the glory of GodGodGodGod, * and the Crmament proclaims the work of his handshandshandshands.

Day unto day conveys the mesmesmesmessage, * and night unto night imparts the knowlknowlknowlknowledge.

2. 2. 2. 2. No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded; † their sound goes forth through all the earthearthearthearth, * their message to the utmost bounds of the worldworldworldworld.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gere he has placed a tent for the sun; † it comes forth like a bridegroom coming �om his tenttenttenttent, * rejoices like a champion to run his coursecoursecoursecourse.

4. 4. 4. 4. At one end of the heavens is the rising of the sun; † to its furthest end it runs its coursecoursecoursecourse. * Gere is nothing concealed from its burning heatheatheatheat.

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You will ac cept a sac ri Cce of right eous ness,*

ob la tions and burnt of fer ings, placed on your al tar, O Lord.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Have mercy on me, O GodGodGodGod, * according to your merciful lovelovelovelove;

Let me hear rejoicing and gladgladgladgladness, * that the bones you have crushed may exultultultult.

2. 2. 2. 2. Create a pure heart for me, O GodGodGodGod; * renew a steadfast spirit withinininin me.

Do not cast me away �om your prespresprespresence; * take not your holy spirit �om memememe.

3. 3. 3. 3. Restore in me the joy of your salvavavavation; * sustain in me a willing spir spir spir spirit.

I will teach transgressors your wayswayswaysways, * that sinners may return to youyouyouyou.

4. 4. 4. 4. O LORD, open my lipslipslipslips * and my mouth shall proclaim your praisepraisepraisepraise.

5. 5. 5. 5. My sacriCce to God, a broken spirit: † a broken and humbled heartheartheartheart, * O God, you will not spurnspurnspurnspurn.

In your good pleasure, show favor to SiSiSiSion; * rebuild the walls of Jerurururusalem.

Glory be to the Father …

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Ma ry has chos en for her self the best por tion,

which shall nev er be tak en a way from her.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboastboastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladgladglad.

2. 2. 2. 2. Glorify the LORD with memememe; * together let us praise his namenamenamename.

I sought the LORD, and he answered memememe; * from all my terrors he set me freefreefreefree.

3. 3. 3. 3. Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distresstresstresstress.

4. 4. 4. 4. Ge angel of the LORD is encampedcampedcampedcamped * around those who fear him, to resresresrescue them.

Taste and see that the LORD is goodgoodgoodgood. * Blessed the man who seeks refuge in himhimhimhim.

5. 5. 5. 5. Ge LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserserservants. * All who trust in him shall not be condemneddemneddemneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

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God is in his ho ly dwell ing place;*

the God who caus es us to dwell to geth er, one at heart, in his house;

he him self will give pow er and strength to his peo ple.

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1.1.1.1. Let God arise; let his foes be scatscatscatscattered. * Let those who hate him Oee from his prespresprespresence.

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; † like wax that melts before the CreCreCreCre, * so the wicked shall perish at the presence of GodGodGodGod.

2.2.2.2. But the just shall rejoice at the presence of GodGodGodGod; * they shall exult with glad rejoicjoicjoicjoicing.

O sing to God; make music to his name. † Extol the One who rides on the cloudscloudscloudsclouds. * Ge LORD is his name; exult at his prespresprespresence.

Glory be to the Father …

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I will ex tol you, O Lord,* for you have drawn me up,

and have not let my foes re joice o ver me.

O Lord, I cried un to you and you healed me.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, you have liPed up my soul from the gravegravegravegrave, * restored me to life from those who sink into the pitpitpitpit.

2. 2. 2. 2. Sing psalms to the LORD, you faithfaithfaithfaithful ones; * give thanks to his holy namenamenamename.

His anger lasts a moment; his favor all through lifelifelifelife. * At night come tears, but dawn brings joyjoyjoyjoy.

3. 3. 3. 3. I said to myself in my good forforforfortune: * “I shall never be shakshakshakshaken.”

O Lord, your favor had set me like a mountain strongstrongstrongstronghold. * Gen you hid your face, and I was put to confufufufusion.

4. 4. 4. 4. To you, O LORD, I criedcriedcriedcried, * to my God I appealed for mermermermercy:

“What proCt is my lifeblood, my going to the gravegravegravegrave? * Can dust give you thanks, or proclaim your faithfaithfaithfaithfulness?”

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Ge king dom of hea ven* is like un to a mer chant seek ing Cne pearls;

hav ing found one of great worth,

he went and sold all that he had, and he bought it.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboastboastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladgladglad.

2. 2. 2. 2. Glorify the LORD with memememe; * together let us praise his namenamenamename.

I sought the LORD, and he answered memememe; * from all my terrors he set me freefreefreefree.

3. 3. 3. 3. Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distresstresstresstress.

4. 4. 4. 4. Ge angel of the LORD is encampedcampedcampedcamped * around those who fear him, to resresresrescue them.

Taste and see that the LORD is goodgoodgoodgood. * Blessed the man who seeks refuge in himhimhimhim.

5. 5. 5. 5. Ge LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserserservants. * All who trust in him shall not be condemneddemneddemneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

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Hon or the Lord with your sub stance*

and with the Crst fruits of all your pro duce;

then shall your barns be Clled with a bun dance,

and your pres ses shall run o ver with wine.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed the man who fears the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * who takes great delight in his commandmandmandmandments.

His descendants shall be powerful on earthearthearthearth; * the generation of the upright will be blestblestblestblest.

2. 2. 2. 2. Riches and wealth are in his househousehousehouse; * his justice stands �rm forevevevever.

A light rises in the darkness for the up up up upright; * he is generous, merciful, and justjustjustjust.

3. 3. 3. 3. It goes well for the man who deals generously and lendslendslendslends, * who conducts his affairs with jusjusjusjustice.

He will never be movedmovedmovedmoved; * forever shall the just be rememmemmemmembered.

4. 4. 4. 4. He has no fear of evil newsnewsnewsnews; * with a Crm heart, he trusts in the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

With a steadfast heart he will not fearfearfearfear; * he will see the downfall of his foesfoesfoesfoes.

5. 5. 5. 5. Openhanded, he gives to the poor; † his justice stands �rm forevevevever. * His might shall be exalted in gloglogloglory.

Glory be to the Father …

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Ask, and you will re cieve;* seek, and you shall Cnd; knock,

and it shall be o pened to you; for all who ask, re ceive,

he who seeks, Cnds,

and to him who knocks it shall be o pened, al le lu ia.

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1. 1. 1. 1. In you, O LORD, I take ref ref ref refuge. * Let me never be put to shameshameshameshame.

In your justice, set me freefreefreefree; * incline your ear to me, and speedily resresresrescue me.

2. 2. 2. 2. Be a rock of refuge for memememe, * a mighty stronghold to savesavesavesave me.

For you are my rock, my strongstrongstrongstronghold! * Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your namenamenamename.

3. 3. 3. 3. Release me from the snare they have hidhidhidhidden, * for you indeed are my refrefrefrefuge.

Into your hands I commend my spir spir spir spirit. * You will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful GodGodGodGod.

4. 4. 4. 4. Let me be glad and rejoice in your mercy, † for you who have seen my afOicOicOicOiction * and taken heed of my soul’s distresstresstresstress.

Be strong, let your heart take courcourcourcourage, * all who hope in the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

Glory be to the Father …

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All you who are thirs ty,* come to the wat ers, says the Lord,

and you who have no mon ey, come, drink in glad ness.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Give ear, my people, to my teachteachteachteaching; * incline your ear to the words of my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

I will open my mouth in a parparparparable * and utter hidden lessons of the pastpastpastpast.

2. 2. 2. 2. Ge things we have heard and understoodstoodstoodstood, * the things our fathers have toldtoldtoldtold us,

these we will not hide �om their chilchilchilchildren * but will tell them to the next generaaaation:

the glories of the Lord and his mightmightmightmight, * and the marvelous deeds he has donedonedonedone.

3. 3. 3. 3. He established a decree in Ja Ja Ja Jacob; * in Israel he set up a lawlawlawlaw.

To our fathers he gave a commandmandmandmand * to make it known to their chil chil chil children,

that the next generation might knowknowknowknow it, * the children yet to be bornbornbornborn.

Glory be to the Father …

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O God, come to my as sis tance;* O Lord,

make haste to help me; let them be put to con fu sion and shame,

my en e mies who seek my life.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O let them turn back in confufufufusion, * who delight in my harmharmharmharm;

let them retreat, covered with shameshameshameshame, * who jeer at me and mockmockmockmock.

2. 2. 2. 2. O let there be rejoicing and gladgladgladgladness * for all who seekseekseekseek you.

Let them say forever, “God is greatgreatgreatgreat,” * who love your saving helphelphelphelp.

3. 3. 3. 3. As for me, wretched and poorpoorpoorpoor, * hasten to me, O GodGodGodGod.

You are my rescuer, my helphelphelphelp; * O LORD, do not delaylaylaylay.

Glory be to the Father …

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Mo ses prayed to the Lord his God, and said;* Mo ses ad dressed this prayer

to the Lord his God, and de clared: "Why, O Lord,

is your an ger en kind led a gainst your peo ple?

Let the wrath your mind has con ceived cease, Re mem ber

Ab ra ham, I saac and Jac ob, to whom you swore to give a land

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Oow ing with milk and hon ey."

And the Lord was dis suad ed from ac com plish ing

the ev il which he had threat ened to in Oict up on his peo ple.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ge LORD answered, † “Him only who has sinned against memememe * will I strike out of my bookbookbookbook.

2. 2. 2. 2. Now, go and lead the people whither I have toldtoldtoldtold you. * My angel will go beforeforeforefore you.

3. 3. 3. 3. When it is time for me to punpunpunpunish, * I will punish them for their sinsinsinsin.”

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Mo ses con se cra ted an al tar to the Lord,*

and pre sen ted there up on burnt of fer ings and sac ri C cial vic tims;

he made an eve ning sac ri Cce as a frag rant of fer ing to the Lord,

in the pres ence of the sons of Is ra el.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ge LORD answered, † “Him only who has sinned against memememe * will I strike out of my bookbookbookbook.

2. 2. 2. 2. Now, go and lead the people whither I have toldtoldtoldtold you. * My angel will go beforeforeforefore you.

When it is time for me to punpunpunpunish, * I will punish them for their sinsinsinsin.”

3. 3. 3. 3. Gus the Lord smote the peopeopeopeople * for having had Aaron make the calf for themthemthemthem.

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You gave us bread from hea ven, O Lord, hav ing in it

all that is de li cious, and the sweet ness of ev ery taste. taste.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Give ear, my people, to my teachteachteachteaching; * incline your ear to the words of my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

I will open my mouth in a parparparparable * and utter hidden lessons of the pastpastpastpast.

2. 2. 2. 2. Ge things we have heard and understoodstoodstoodstood, * the things our fathers have toldtoldtoldtold us,

these we will not hide from their chilchilchilchildren * but will tell them to the next generaaaation:

the glories of the LORD and his mightmightmightmight, * and the marvelous deeds he has donedonedonedone.

3. 3. 3. 3. Yet he commanded the clouds abovebovebovebove, * and opened the gates of heavheavheavheaven.

He rained down manna to eateateateat, * and gave them bread �om heavheavheavheaven.

4. 4. 4. 4. Man ate the bread of anananangels. * He sent them abundance of foodfoodfoodfood;

5. 5. 5. 5. He rained Oesh upon them like dustdustdustdust, * winged fowl like the sands of the seaseaseasea.

He let it fall in the midst of their campcampcampcamp, * and all around their tentstentstentstents.

6. 6. 6. 6. So they ate and had their CllCllCllCll, * what they craved, he gavegavegavegave them.

Glory be to the Father …

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Re mem ber, O Lord, your cov en ant,* and do not a ban don for e ver

the souls of your poor; a rise, O Lord, and judge your own cause;

for get not the cries of those who seek you.

* last time only

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1. 1. 1. 1. Why, O God, have you cast us o, forevevevever? * Why does your anger blaze at the sheep of your paspaspaspasture?

Remember your Oock which you claimed long ago, † the tribe you redeemed to be your own possessessessession, * this mountain of Sion where you made your dwelldwelldwelldwelling.

2. 2. 2. 2. Turn your steps to these places that are utterly rurururuined! * Ge enemy has laid waste the whole of the holy placeplaceplaceplace.

Your foes have made uproar in the midst of your assemsemsemsembly; * they have set up their emblems as tokens theretheretherethere.

Gey have wielded their axes on highhighhighhigh, * as at the entrance to a grove of treestreestreestrees.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gey have broken down all the carvcarvcarvcarvings; * they have struck together with hatchet and pickpickpickpickax.

O God, they have set your holy place on CreCreCreCre; * they have razed and profaned the abode of your namenamenamename.

Glory be to the Father …

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In you have I put my trust, O Lord;* I said:

"You are my God, my des tin y is in your hands.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Let your face shine on your serserserservant. * Save me in your merciful lovelovelovelove.

Let me not be put to shame, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * for I call on youyouyouyou;

let the wicked be shamedshamedshamedshamed! * Let them be silenced in the gravegravegravegrave!

2. 2. 2. 2. Let lying lips be stilled, † that speak haughtily against the justjustjustjust man * with pride and contempttempttempttempt.”

3. 3. 3. 3. How great is the goodness, LORDLORDLORDLORD, * that you keep for those who fearfearfearfear you,

that you show to those who trusttrusttrusttrust you * in the sight of the children of menmenmenmen.

4. 4. 4. 4. You hide them in the shelter of your pres pres pres presence, * secure from human schemschemschemscheming;

you keep them safe within your tent tent tent tent * from disputing tonguestonguestonguestongues.

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Ge bread which I will give is my Oesh for the life of the world.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will praise the LORD with all my heartheartheartheart, * in the meeting of the just and the assemsemsemsembly.

Great are the works of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * to be pondered by all who delight in themthemthemthem.

2. 2. 2. 2. Majestic and glorious his workworkworkwork; * his justice stands Crm forevevevever.

He has given us a memorial of his wonwonwonwonders. * Ge Lord is gracious and mermermermerciful.

3. 3. 3. 3. He gives food to those who fearfearfearfear him; * keeps his covenant ever in mindmindmindmind.

His mighty works he has shown to his peopeopeopeople * by giving them the heritage of nanananations.

4. 4. 4. 4. His handiwork is justice and truthtruthtruthtruth; * his precepts are all of them suresuresuresure,

standing Crm forever and evevevever, * wrought in uprightness and truthtruthtruthtruth.

5. 5. 5. 5. He has sent redemption to his people, † and established his covenant forevevevever. * Holy his name, to be fearedfearedfearedfeared.

6. 6. 6. 6. Ge fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; † understanding marks all who attaintaintaintain it. * His praise endures forevevevever!

Glory be to the Father … Ninteenth Sunday | 149

Bles sed is the ser vant whom the Lord,* when he comes,

will Cnd to be vig i lant. Tru ly, I say to you,

he will es tab lish him o ver all his pos ses sions.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboastboastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladgladglad.

2. 2. 2. 2. Glorify the LORD with memememe; * together let us praise his namenamenamename.

I sought the LORD, and he answered memememe; * from all my terrors he set me freefreefreefree.

3. 3. 3. 3. Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distresstresstresstress.

4. 4. 4. 4. Ge angel of the LORD is encampedcampedcampedcamped * around those who fear him, to resresresrescue them.

5. 5. 5. 5. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshearshearshears, * and rescues them in all their distresstresstresstress.

Ge LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

6. 6. 6. 6. Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserserservants. * All who trust in him shall not be condemneddemneddemneddemned.

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Be hold, O God our pro tec tor,*

and con si der the face of your An oin ted;

for one day in your house is bet ter than a thous and else where.

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1. 1. 1. 1. How lovely is your dweldweldweldwelling place, * O LORD of hostshostshostshosts.

My soul is longing and yearnyearnyearnyearning * for the courts of the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

My heart and my Oesh cry outoutoutout * to the living GodGodGodGod.

2. 2. 2. 2. Even the sparrow Cnds a homehomehomehome, * and the swallow a nest for herselfselfselfself

in which she sets her young, at your alalalaltars, * O LORD of hosts, my king and my GodGodGodGod.

3. 3. 3. 3. Blessed are they who dwell in your househousehousehouse, * forever singing your praisepraisepraisepraise.

Blessed the people whose strength is in youyouyouyou, * whose heart is set on pilgrim wayswayswaysways.

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Ge An gel of the Lord shall en camp*

round a bout those who fear him and shall de li ver them;

taste and see how good the Lord is.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboastboastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladgladglad.

2. 2. 2. 2. Glorify the LORD with memememe; * together let us praise his namenamenamename.

I sought the LORD, and he answered memememe; * from all my terrors he set me freefreefreefree.

3. 3. 3. 3. Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distresstresstresstress.

4. 4. 4. 4. Fear the LORD, you his hohohoholy ones. * Gey lack nothing, those who fearfearfearfear him.

Ge rich su9er want and go hunhunhunhungry, * but those who seek the LORD lack no blesblesblesblessing.

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My house will be called a house of prayer, says the Lord;*

ev ery one who asks here, will re ceive, and he who seeks will Cnd,

and to him who knocks, it will be o pened.

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1. 1. 1. 1. How lovely is your dweldweldweldwelling place, * O LORD of hostshostshostshosts.

My soul is longing and yearnyearnyearnyearning * for the courts of the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

My heart and my Oesh cry outoutoutout * to the living GodGodGodGod.

2. 2. 2. 2. Even the sparrow Cnds a homehomehomehome, * and the swallow a nest for herselfselfselfself

in which she sets her young, at your alalalaltars, * O LORD of hosts, my king and my GodGodGodGod.

3. 3. 3. 3. Blessed are they who dwell in your househousehousehouse, * forever singing your praisepraisepraisepraise.

4. 4. 4. 4. O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayerprayerprayerprayer; * give ear, O God of JaJaJaJacob.

Turn your eyes, O God, our shieldshieldshieldshield; * look on the face of your anoinnoinnoinnointed.

5. 5. 5. 5. One day within your courtscourtscourtscourts * is better than a thousand elseelseelseelsewhere.

Ge threshold of the house of GodGodGodGod * I prefer to the dwellings of the wickwickwickwicked.

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He who eats my Oesh and drinks my blood,

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseekseek him.

2. 2. 2. 2. I treasure your word in my heartheartheartheart, * lest I sin against gainst gainst gainst you.

Remember your word to your serserserservant, * by which you made me hopehopehopehope.

Gis is my comfort in sorsorsorsorrow: * that your promise gives me lifelifelifelife.

3. 3. 3. 3. Ge law from your mouth means more to memememe * than large quantities of silver and goldgoldgoldgold.

How sweet is your promise to my tonguetonguetonguetongue, * more than honey in the mouthmouthmouthmouth.

4. 4. 4. 4. Your word is a lamp for my feetfeetfeetfeet, * and a light for my pathpathpathpath.

I rejoice at your prompromprompromise, * like one who Cnds a great treastreastreastreasure.

Glory be to the Father …

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Seek Crst the king dom of God,* and all the rest

will be giv en to you in ad di tion, says the Lord.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Do not fret because of the wickwickwickwicked; * do not envy those who do ev ev ev evil,

Trust in the LORD and do goodgoodgoodgood; * then you will dwell in the land and safely paspaspaspasture.

Better the few possessions of the justjustjustjust, * than the abundant wealth of the wickwickwickwicked;

2. 2. 2. 2. Ge LORD takes note of the days of the blameblameblameblameless; * their heritage will last forevevevever.

Gey shall not be put to shame in evil daysdaysdaysdays; * in time of famine they shall have their CllCllCllCll.

By the LORD are the steps made CrmCrmCrmCrm * of one in whose path He delightslightslightslights.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gen turn away from evil and do goodgoodgoodgood, * and you may abide forevevevever;

for indeed, the LORD loves jusjusjusjustice, * and will never forsake his faithfaithfaithfaithful.

4. 4. 4. 4. Ge unjust shall be wiped out forevevevever, * and the descendants of the wicked destroyedstroyedstroyedstroyed.

Ge just shall inherit the landlandlandland; * there they shall abide forevevevever.

Gen wait for the LORD, keep to his waywaywayway. He will exalt you to inherit the landlandlandland, *

Glory be to the Father …

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In cline your ear to me, O Lord, and hear me;* O God,

save your ser vant who trusts in you; have mer cy on me, O Lord,

for un to you do I cry all the day.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Gladden the soul of your serserserservant, * for I liP up my soul to you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD.

2. 2. 2. 2. O LORD, you are good and forgivgivgivgiving, * full of mercy to all who call to youyouyouyou.

Give ear, O LORD, to my prayerprayerprayerprayer, * and attend to my voice in supplicacacacation.

3. 3. 3. 3. In the day of distress, I will call to youyouyouyou, * and surely you will answer memememe.

Among the gods there is none like you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * nor works to compare with yoursyoursyoursyours.

Glory be to the Father …

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With ex pec ta tion I have wait ed for the Lord,*

and he has cast his look up on me; he has heard my sup pli ca tion

and he has put a new can ti cle

in to my mouth, a song to our God.

* last time only

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed the man who has placedplacedplacedplaced * his trust in the LORDLORDLORDLORD,

and has not gone over to the proudproudproudproud * who follow false godsgodsgodsgods.

2. 2. 2. 2. How many, O LORD my God, † are the wonders and designssignssignssigns * that you have worked for us; † you have no eqeqeqequal.

Should I wish to proclaim or speak of themthemthemthem, * they would be more than I can telltelltelltell!

3. 3. 3. 3. You delight not in sacriCce and o9erings, † but in an open earearearear. * You do not ask for holocaust and vicvicvicvictim.

4. 4. 4. 4. Gen I said, “See, I have comecomecomecome.” * In the scroll of the book it stands written of memememe:

“I delight to do your will, O my GodGodGodGod; * your instruction lies deep within in in in me.”

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Ge earth will be sat is Ced* by the work of your hands, O Lord,

as you bring forth bread from the land and wine to glad den the heart of man;

oil to make his face shine,

and bread to strength en man's heart. heart.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Bless the LORD, O my soulsoulsoulsoul! * O LORD my God, how great you areareareare,

clothed in majesty and honhonhonhonor, * wrapped in light as with a roberoberoberobe!

2. 2. 2. 2. Man goes forth to his workworkworkwork, * to labor till evening fallsfallsfallsfalls.

How many are your works, O LORD! † In wisdom you have made them allallallall. * Ge earth is full of your creacreacreacreatures.

3. 3. 3. 3. You send forth your spirit, and they are creatatatated, * and you renew the face of the earthearthearthearth.

May the glory of the LORD last forevevevever! * May the LORD rejoice in his worksworksworksworks!

4. 4. 4. 4. I will sing to the LORD all my lifelifelifelife, * sing psalms to my God while I livelivelivelive.

May my thoughts be pleasing to himhimhimhim. * I will rejoice in the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

Glory be to the Father …

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Have mer cy on me, O Lord,*

for I have called out to you all the day; for you, O Lord,

are good and for giv ing and plen teous in mer cy

to all who call up on you.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Turn your ear, O LORD, and ananananswer me, * for I am poor and needneedneedneedy.

Preserve my soul, for I am faithfaithfaithfaithful; * save the servant who trusts in you, my GodGodGodGod.

2. 2. 2. 2. Gladden the soul of your serserserservant, * for I liP up my soul to you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD.

Give ear, O LORD, to my prayerprayerprayerprayer, * and attend to my voice in supplicacacacation.

3. 3. 3. 3. In the day of distress, I will call to youyouyouyou, * and surely you will answer memememe.

Among the gods there is none like you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * nor works to compare with yoursyoursyoursyours.

Glory be to the Father …

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O Lord, look down in or der to help me;*

let them be cov ered with con fu sion and shame,

who seek af ter my soul to take it a way.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I waited, I waited for the LORD, † and he stooped down to memememe; * he heard my crycrycrycry.

2. 2. 2. 2. He drew me from the deadly pitpitpitpit, * from the miry clayclayclayclay.

He set my feet upon a rockrockrockrock, * made my footsteps CrmCrmCrmCrm.

3. 3. 3. 3. He put a new song into my mouthmouthmouthmouth, * praise of our GodGodGodGod.

Many shall see and fearfearfearfear * and shall trust in the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

4. 4. 4. 4. Blessed the man who has placedplacedplacedplaced * his trust in the LORDLORDLORDLORD,

and has not gone over to the proudproudproudproud * who follow false godsgodsgodsgods.

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If a man wish es to come af ter me,* let him de ny him self

and take up his cross and fol low me.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the Lord heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distresstresstresstress.

2. 2. 2. 2. Turn aside from evil and do goodgoodgoodgood. * Seek aPer peace, and pursuesuesuesue it.

Ge LORD turns his eyes to the justjustjustjust, * and his ears are open to their crycrycrycry.

Ge LORD turns his face against the wickwickwickwicked * to destroy their remembrance from the earthearthearthearth.

3. 3. 3. 3. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshearshearshears, * and rescues them in all their distresstresstresstress.

Ge LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

4. 4. 4. 4. Many are the trials of the justjustjustjust man, * but from them all the LORD will rescue himhimhimhim.

He will keep guard over all his bonesbonesbonesbones; * not one of his bones shall be brobrobrobroken.

Glory be to the Father …

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O Lord, I will be mind ful of your jus tice a lone;*

you have taught me, O God, from my youth; and so,

un to old age and gray hairs, O God, for sake me not.

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1. 1. 1. 1. In you, O LORD, I take refrefrefrefuge; * let me never be put to shameshameshameshame.

In your justice, rescue me, freefreefreefree me; * incline your ear to me and savesavesavesave me.

2. 2. 2. 2. Be my rock, my constant refuge, † a mighty stronghold to savesavesavesave me, * for you are my rock, my strongstrongstrongstronghold.

3. 3. 3. 3. It is you, O LORD, who are my hopehopehopehope, * my trust, O LORD, �om my youthyouthyouthyouth.

On you I have leaned from my birth; † from my mother’s womb, you have been my helphelphelphelp. * At all times I give you praisepraisepraisepraise.

4. 4. 4. 4. Do not reject me now that I am oldoldoldold; * when my strength fails do not forsakesakesakesake me.

O God, do not stay afar o9o9o9o9; * O my God, make haste to helphelphelphelp me!

5. 5. 5. 5. But as for me, I will always hopehopehopehope, * and praise you more and moremoremoremore.

When I sing to you, my lips shall shout for joyjoyjoyjoy, * and my soul, which you have redeemeddeemeddeemeddeemed.

Glory be to the Father …

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You, are right eous, O Lord,* and right is your judg ment;

deal with this ser vant of yours ac cor ding to your mer cy.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseekseek him.

2. 2. 2. 2. Gey never do anything evevevevil, * but walk in his wayswayswaysways.

You have laid down your preprepreprecepts * to be carefully keptkeptkeptkept.

3. 3. 3. 3. May my ways be CrmCrmCrmCrm * in keeping your statstatstatstatutes.

Gen I shall not be put to shameshameshameshame * as I observe all your commandsmandsmandsmands.

Glory be to the Father …

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I prayed to my God, I, Dan iel, and I said:* "Hear ken, O Lord,

un to the prayers of your ser vant, and cause your face

to shine up on your sanc tu a ry; look with for give ness

up on this na tion o ver whom your name has been in voked, O God."

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1. 1. 1. 1. I was still occupied with my prayerprayerprayerprayer, * confessing my sin and the sin of my people IsIsIsIsrael,

presenting my petition to the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * my God, on behalf of his holy mounmounmounmountain –

2. 2. 2. 2. I was still occupied with this prayer, † when Gabriel, the one whom I had seen before in vivivivision, * came to me in rapid Oight at the time of the evening sacsacsacsacriCce.

3. 3. 3. 3. He instructed me in these wordswordswordswords: * “Daniel, I have now come to give you understandstandstandstanding.

4. 4. 4. 4. When you began your petition, † an answer was given which I have come to announcenouncenouncenounce, * because you are belovlovlovloved.

Gerefore, mark the ananananswer * and understand the vivivivision.

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Make vows un to the Lord your God, and ac comp lish them,*

all you who gath er a round him to pre sent of fer ings;

to the awe some God who takes a way the life of prin ces;

he is great ly feared by all the kings of the earth.

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1. 1. 1. 1. God is renowned in JuJuJuJudah; * in Israel his name is greatgreatgreatgreat.

His tent is set in SaSaSaSalem, * and his dwelling place in SiSiSiSion.

It was there he broke the -aming ararararrows, * the shield, the sword, the ararararmor.

2. 2. 2. 2. Resplendent are you, more majesjesjesjestic * than the everlasting mounmounmounmountains.

Ge stouthearted, despoiled, slept in deathdeathdeathdeath; * none of the soldiers could liP a handhandhandhand.

3. 3. 3. 3. You uttered your sentence �om the heavheavheavheavens; * the earth in terror was stillstillstillstill

when you arose, O God, to judgejudgejudgejudge, * to save all the humble of the earthearthearthearth.

Glory be to the Father …

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Grant peace to those who are wait ing for you, O Lord,*

so that your pro phets may be proved trust wor thy;

hear the prayers of your ser vant and of your peo ple Is ra el.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I rejoiced when they said to memememe, * “Let us go to the house of the LORDLORDLORDLORD.”

And now our feet are standstandstandstanding * within your gates, O Jerurururusalem.

2. 2. 2. 2. Jerusalem is built as a citcitcitcity * bonded as one togethgethgethgether.

It is there that the tribes go upupupup, * the tribes of the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

3. 3. 3. 3. For Israel’s witness it isisisis * to praise the name of the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

Gere were set the thrones for judgjudgjudgjudgment, * the thrones of the house of DaDaDaDavid.

Glory be to the Father …

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Mo ses con se cra ted an al tar to the Lord,*

and pre sen ted there up on burnt of fer ings and sac ri C cial vic tims;

he made an eve ning sac ri Cce as a frag rant of fer ing to the Lord,

in the pres ence of the sons of Is ra el.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ge LORD answered, † “Him only who has sinned against memememe * will I strike out of my bookbookbookbook.

2. 2. 2. 2. Now, go and lead the people whither I have toldtoldtoldtold you. * My angel will go beforeforeforefore you.

3. 3. 3. 3. When it is time for me to punpunpunpunish, * I will punish them for their sinsinsinsin.”

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Mo ses prayed to the Lord his God, and said;* Mo ses ad dressed this prayer

to the Lord his God, and de clared: "Why, O Lord,

is your an ger en kind led a gainst your peo ple?

Let the wrath your mind has con ceived cease, Re mem ber

Ab ra ham, I saac and Jac ob, to whom you swore to give a land

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Oow ing with milk and hon ey."

And the Lord was dis suad ed from ac com plish ing

the ev il which he had threat ened to in Oict up on his peo ple.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ge LORD answered, † “Him only who has sinned against memememe * will I strike out of my bookbookbookbook.

2. 2. 2. 2. Now, go and lead the people whither I have toldtoldtoldtold you. * My angel will go beforeforeforefore you.

3. 3. 3. 3. When it is time for me to punpunpunpunish, * I will punish them for their sinsinsinsin.”

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Bring up your sac ri Cc es* and come in to his courts;

a dore the Lord in his ho ly tem ple.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgivgivgivgiven, * whose sin is remitmitmitmitted.

Blessed the man to whom the LORD imputes no guiltguiltguiltguilt, * in whose spirit is no guileguileguileguile.

2. 2. 2. 2. I kept it secret and my �ame was wastwastwastwasted. * I groaned all day longlonglonglong,

for your hand, by day and by nightnightnightnight, * lay heavy uponononon me.

Indeed, my strength was dried upupupup * as by the summer’s heatheatheatheat.

3. 3. 3. 3. To you I have acknowledged my sinsinsinsin; * my guilt I did not hidehidehidehide.

I said, “I will confess my transgression to the LordLordLordLord.” * And you have forgiven the guilt of my sinsinsinsin.

4. 4. 4. 4. You are a hiding place for me; † you keep me safe �om distresstresstresstress; * you surround me with cries of delivlivlivliverance.

5. 5. 5. 5. I will instruct you and teach you † the way you should gogogogo; * I will Cx my eyes upon youyouyouyou.

6. 6. 6. 6. Many sorrows has the wicked, † but loving mercy surroundsroundsroundsrounds * one who trusts in the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

Rejoice in the LORD; exult, you justjustjustjust! * Ring out your joy, all you upright of heartheartheartheart!

Glory be to the Father …

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If a man wish es to come af ter me,* let him de ny him self

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distresstresstresstress.

2. 2. 2. 2. Turn aside from evil and do goodgoodgoodgood. * Seek aPer peace, and pursuesuesuesue it.

Ge LORD turns his eyes to the justjustjustjust, * and his ears are open to their crycrycrycry.

Ge LORD turns his face against the wickwickwickwicked * to destroy their remembrance from the earthearthearthearth.

3. 3. 3. 3. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshearshearshears, * and rescues them in all their distresstresstresstress.

Ge LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

4. 4. 4. 4. Many are the trials of the justjustjustjust man, * but from them all the LORD will rescue himhimhimhim.

He will keep guard over all his bonesbonesbonesbones; * not one of his bones shall be brobrobrobroken.

Glory be to the Father …

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I say un to you: there is joy a mong the An gels of God

for one sin gle sin ner who re pents. who re pents.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgivgivgivgiven, * whose sin is remitmitmitmitted.

Blessed the man to whom the LORD imputes no guiltguiltguiltguilt, * in whose spirit is no guileguileguileguile.

2. 2. 2. 2. I kept it secret and my frame was wastwastwastwasted. * I groaned all day longlonglonglong,

for your hand, by day and by nightnightnightnight, * lay heavy uponononon me.

Indeed, my strength was dried upupupup * as by the summer’s heatheatheatheat.

3. 3. 3. 3. To you I have acknowledged my sinsinsinsin; * my guilt I did not hidehidehidehide.

I said, “I will confess my transgression to the LORDLORDLORDLORD.” * And you have forgiven the guilt of my sinsinsinsin.

4.4.4.4. You are a hiding place for me; † you keep me safe from distresstresstresstress; * you surround me with cries of delivlivlivliverance.

I will instruct you and teach you † the way you should gogogogo; * I will Cx my eyes upon youyouyouyou.

5. 5. 5. 5. Many sorrows has the wicked, † but loving mercy surroundsroundsroundsrounds * one who trusts in the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

Rejoice in the LORD; exult, you justjustjustjust! * Ring out your joy, all you upright of heartheartheartheart!

Glory be to the Father …

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I am the sal va tion of the peo ple, says the Lord;*

from what e ver tri bu a tions they cry out to me,

I will give heed to them; and I will be their Lord for e ver.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Give ear, my people, to my teachteachteachteaching; * incline your ear to the words of my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

I will open my mouth in a parparparparable * and utter hidden lessons of the pastpastpastpast.

2. 2. 2. 2. Ge things we have heard and understoodstoodstoodstood, * the things our fathers have toldtoldtoldtold us,

these we will not hide from their chilchilchilchildren * but will tell them to the next generaaaation:

the glories of the LORD and his mightmightmightmight, * and the marvelous deeds he has donedonedonedone.

3. 3. 3. 3. He established a decree in JaJaJaJacob; * in Israel he set up a lawlawlawlaw.

To our fathers he gave a commandmandmandmand * to make it known to their chilchilchilchildren,

that the next generation might knowknowknowknow it, * the children yet to be bornbornbornborn.

Glory be to the Father …

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If I walk in the midst of tri bu la tion*

you shall pre serve my life, O Lord; you shall stretch forth your hand

a gainst the fu ry of my e ne mies;

your right hand has de liv ered me.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I thank you, LORD, with all my heartheartheartheart; * you have heard the words of my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

In the presence of the angels I praisepraisepraisepraise you. * I bow down toward your holy temtemtemtemple.

2. 2. 2. 2. I give thanks to your name † for your merciful love and your faithfaithfaithfaithfulness. * You have exalted your name over allallallall.

On the day I called, you answered memememe; * you increased the strength of my soulsoulsoulsoul.

3. 3. 3. 3. All earth’s kings shall thank you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * when they hear the words of your mouthmouthmouthmouth.

Gey shall sing of the ways of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * “How great is the glory of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!”

4. 4. 4. 4. Ge LORD is high, yet he looks on the lowlowlowlowly, * and the haughty he knows �om afarfarfarfar.

You give me life though I walk amid afOicOicOicOiction; * you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foesfoesfoesfoes.

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You have or dered that your com mand ments be kept dil ig ent ly;*

O that my ways may be guid ed towards the keep ing of your stat utes.

* last time only

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseekseek him.

Gey never do anything evevevevil, * but walk in his wayswayswaysways.

2. 2. 2. 2. I will keep your statstatstatstatutes; * do not ever forsakesakesakesake me.

How shall a youth remain pure on his waywaywayway? * By obeying your wordwordwordword.

3. 3. 3. 3. I declared my ways and you answered memememe; * teach me your statstatstatstatutes.

I have pondered my wayswayswaysways, * and turned my steps to your decreescreescreescrees.

I made haste; I did not delaylaylaylay * to obey your commandsmandsmandsmands.

4. 4. 4. 4. Redeem me from man’s opprespresprespression, * and I will keep your preprepreprecepts.

I obey your precepts and decreescreescreescrees; * all my ways are beforeforeforefore you.

Glory be to the Father …

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At the name of the Lord let e very knee bend,* in hea ven,

on earth and un der the earth; for the Lord be came o be di ent un to death,

e ven death on the Cross; that is why Jes us Christ is the Lord,

to the glo ry of God the Fath er.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, hear my prayerprayerprayerprayer, * and let my cry comecomecomecome to you.

Do not hide your face �om memememe * in the day of my distresstresstresstress.

2. 2. 2. 2. Turn your ear toward me; † on the day when I callcallcallcall, * speedily answer memememe.

3. 3. 3. 3. For my days are vanishing like smokesmokesmokesmoke; * my bones burn away like a furfurfurfurnace.

My heart is withered and dried up like the grassgrassgrassgrass. * I forget to eat my breadbreadbreadbread.

Because of the sound of my groangroangroangroaning, * my skin clings to my bonesbonesbonesbones.

Glory be to the Father …

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All that you have in Oic ted up on us, O Lord,*

has been dealt out in true jus tice, for we have sinned a gainst you

and we have failed to o bey your com mand ments;

but give glo ry to your name and deal with us

ac cor ding to the a bun dance of your mer cy.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseekseek him.

2. 2. 2. 2. Gey never do anything evevevevil, * but walk in his wayswayswaysways.

You have laid down your preprepreprecepts * to be carefully keptkeptkeptkept.

3. 3. 3. 3. May my ways be CrmCrmCrmCrm * in keeping your statstatstatstatutes.

Gen I shall not be put to shameshameshameshame * as I observe all your commandsmandsmandsmands.

Glory be to the Father …

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Up on the riv ers of Bab y lon, there we sat down and we wept,

as we re mem bered you, O Zi on.

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1. 1. 1. 1. On the poplars that grewgrewgrewgrew there * we hung up our harpsharpsharpsharps.

2. 2. 2. 2. For it was there that they asked us, † our captors, for songssongssongssongs, * our oppressors, for joyjoyjoyjoy.

“Sing to us,” they saidsaidsaidsaid, * “one of Sion’s songssongssongssongs.”

3. 3. 3. 3. O how could we sing † the song of the LORDLORDLORDLORD * on foreign soilsoilsoilsoil?

If I forget you, Jerurururusalem, * let my right hand withwithwithwither!

4. 4. 4. 4. O let my tongue † cleave to my palpalpalpalate * if I remember you notnotnotnot,

if I prize not Jerurururusalem * as the Crst of my joysjoysjoysjoys!

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Be mind ful of your word to your ser vant, O Lord,*

in which you caused me to hope;

this has been my com fort in my af Oic tion.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseekseek him.

2. 2. 2. 2. My soul holds fast to the dustdustdustdust; * revive me by your wordwordwordword.

My soul pines away with griefgriefgriefgrief; * by your word raise me upupupup.

3. 3. 3. 3. LORD, let your mercy come uponononon me, * the salvation you have prompromprompromised.

Gose who revere you see me and rejoicejoicejoicejoice, * for I trust in your wordwordwordword.

Let your merciful love consoleoleoleole me * by your promise to your serserserservant.

4. 4. 4. 4. My soul yearns for your salvavavavation; * I hope in your wordwordwordword.

My eyes yearn to see your prompromprompromise. * I ask, “When will you comfort memememe?”

You are my hiding place, my shieldshieldshieldshield; * I hope in your wordwordwordword.

Glory be to the Father …

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All things are sub mit ted to your will, O Lord,*

and no one can re sist your de ci sions; you have made all things,

hea ven and earth, and all that is con tained un der the vault of the sky;

you are the mas ter of the u ni verse.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseekseek him.

2. 2. 2. 2. Gey never do anything evevevevil, * but walk in his wayswayswaysways.

You have laid down your preprepreprecepts * to be carefully keptkeptkeptkept.

3. 3. 3. 3. May my ways be CrmCrmCrmCrm * in keeping your statstatstatstatutes.

Gen I shall not be put to shameshameshameshame * as I observe all your commandsmandsmandsmands.

Glory be to the Father …

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Gere was a man in the land of Hus whose name was Job,* a blame less,

up right and God fear ing man; Sa tan asked to be al lowed to tempt him,

and the Lord gave him pow er o ver his po ses sions and his bod y;

and so, he des troyed his po ses sions and his chil dren,

and he rav aged his Oesh with hor ri ble sores.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ah, could my anguish but be measmeasmeasmeasured * and my calamity laid with it in the scalesscalesscalesscales,

Gey would now outweigh the sands of the seaseaseasea! * Because of this I speak without restraintstraintstraintstraint.

2. 2. 2. 2. For the arrows of the Almighty pierce me, † and my spirit drinks in their poispoispoispoison; * the terrors of God are arrayed againstgainstgainstgainst me.

3. 3. 3. 3. Does the wild ass bray when he has grassgrassgrassgrass? * Does the ox low over his fod fod fod fodder?

Can a thing insipid be eaten without saltsaltsaltsalt? * Is there Oavor in the white of an eggeggeggegg?

I refuse to touchtouchtouchtouch them; * they are loathsome food to memememe.

4. 4. 4. 4. Oh, that I might have my requestquestquestquest, * and that God would grant what I longlonglonglong for:

Even that God would decide to crushcrushcrushcrush me, * that he would put forth his hand and cut me o9o9o9o9!

5. 5. 5. 5. Gen I should still have consolalalalation * and could exult through unremitting painpainpainpain,

because I have not transgressedgressedgressedgressed * the commands of the HoHoHoHoly One.

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My soul as pires af ter your sal va tion;* I hope in your word;

when will you judge those who per se cute me?

Ge wick ed are per se cut ing me;

come to my as sis tance, O Lord my God.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blame blame blame blameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

LORD, let your mercy come upon on on on me, * the salvation you have prompromprompromised.

2. 2. 2. 2. For me the proud have dug pitpitpitpitfalls; * they defy your lawlawlawlaw.

Gey have almost made an end of me on earthearthearthearth, * yet I forsake not your preprepreprecepts.

3. 3. 3. 3. I detest those with a divided heartheartheartheart, * but I love your lawlawlawlaw.

My eyes grow weary as I watch for your salvavavavation, * and for your promise of jus jus jus justice.

4. 4. 4. 4. Gough my foes and oppressors are countcountcountcountless, * I have not swerved from your decreescreescreescrees.

Gough princes oppress me without causecausecausecause, * my heart reveres your wordwordwordword.

5. 5. 5. 5. I await your salvation, O LORDLORDLORDLORD; * I fulCll your commandsmandsmandsmands.

I have longed for your salvation, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * and your law is my delightlightlightlight.

Glory be to the Father …

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O Lord, if you were to take in to ac count our in i qui ties,*

who would with stand the test?

But for give ness a bides with you, O God of Is ra el.

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TWENTY-EIGTH SUNDAY

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1. 1. 1. 1. Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD; * LORD, hear my voicevoicevoicevoice!

O let your ears be attententententive * to the sound of my pleadpleadpleadpleadings.

2. 2. 2. 2. I long for you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * my soul longs for his wordwordwordword.

My soul hopes in the LORDLORDLORDLORD * more than watchmen for daydaydaydaybreak.

3. 3. 3. 3. More than watchmen for daydaydaydaybreak, * let Israel hope for the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

For with the LORD there is mer mer mer mercy, * in him is plentiful redempdempdempdemption.

It is he who will redeem IsIsIsIsrael * from all its iniqiqiqiquities.

Glory be to the Father …

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Re mem ber me, O Lord,* you who dom i nate all auth or i ty;

put the right words on my lips,

so that my speech may be con vin cing in the pre sence of the King.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Save us by your power, and help me, † who am alone and have no one but you, O LordLordLordLord. * You know all thingsthingsthingsthings.

2. 2. 2. 2. From the day I was brought here till now, † your handmaid has had no joy except in youyouyouyou, * O Lord, God of AAAAbraham.

3. 3. 3. 3. O God, more powerful than allallallall, * hear the voice of those in despairpairpairpair.

Save us from the power of the wickwickwickwicked, * and deliver me from my fearfearfearfear.

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Re move from me all scorn and con tempt,* for I have kept your com mand ments;

for your law is the ob ject of my med i ta tions.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseekseek him.

2. 2. 2. 2. Turn away the taunts I dreaddreaddreaddread, * for your decrees are goodgoodgoodgood.

I shall walk on a spacious plainplainplainplain, * for I seek your preprepreprecepts.

3. 3. 3. 3. Show me compassion, that I may livelivelivelive, * for your law is my delightlightlightlight.

I have more insight than all who teachteachteachteach me, * for I ponder your decreescreescreescrees.

4. 4. 4. 4. I have gained more understanding than my elelelelders, * for I keep your preprepreprecepts.

Gough anguish and distress have foundfoundfoundfound me, * your commands are my delightlightlightlight.

Glory be to the Father …

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I have called out be cause you an swer me, O God;*

in cline your ear and hear my words; keep me, O Lord,

like the ap ple of your eye; pro tect me

un der the sha dow of your wings.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, hear a cause that is justjustjustjust; * pay heed to my crycrycrycry.

Turn your ear to my prayerprayerprayerprayer: * no deceit is on my lipslipslipslips.

From you may my justice come forthforthforthforth. * Your eyes discern what is upupupupright.

2. 2. 2. 2. Search my heart and visit me by nightnightnightnight. * Test me by Cre, and you will Cnd no wrong in memememe.

3. 3. 3. 3. My mouth does not transgress as others do; † on account of the words of your lipslipslipslips, * I closely watched the paths of the viviviviolent.

Glory be to the Father …

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I shall med i tate up on your com mand ments* which I great ly love;

I will ex tend my hands towards your com mand ments which I love.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I have said, “O LORD, my porporporportion * is to obey your wordswordswordswords.”

With all my heart I implore your favfavfavfavor; * as with your promise, have mermermermercy.

2. 2. 2. 2. I have pondered my wayswayswaysways, * and turned my steps to your decreescreescreescrees.

I made haste; I did not delaylaylaylay * to obey your commandsmandsmandsmands.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gough the nets of the wicked ensnaresnaresnaresnare me, * your law I did not forgetgetgetget.

At midnight I will rise and thankthankthankthank you * for your just decreescreescreescrees.

4. 4. 4. 4. I am a friend of all who reverevereverevere you, * who keep your preprepreprecepts.

O LORD, your merciful love Clls the earthearthearthearth. * Teach me your statstatstatstatutes.

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O Lord our gov er nor,

how ad mir a ble is your name in all the earth!

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1. 1. 1. 1. From the mouths of children and of babes † you fashioned praise to foil your enenenenemy, * to silence the foe and the rerererebel.

2. 2. 2. 2. When I see the heavens, the work of your Cn Cn Cn Cngers, * the moon and the stars which you arrangedrangedrangedranged,

what is man that you should keep him in mindmindmindmind, * the son of man that you care for him?

3. 3. 3. 3. Yet you have made him little lower than the anananangels; * with glory and honor you crownedcrownedcrownedcrowned him,

gave him power over the works of your handshandshandshands: * you put all things under his feetfeetfeetfeet,

4. 4. 4. 4. All of them, sheep and oxoxoxoxen, * yes, even the cattle of the CeldsCeldsCeldsCelds,

birds of the air, and Csh of the seaseaseasea * that make their way through the wawawawaters.

Glory be to the Father …

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Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord re joice;*

seek the Lord and be strength ened; seek his face for e ver more.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Give thanks to the LORD; proclaim his name. * Make known his deeds among the peoples.

2. 2. 2. 2. O sing to him, sing his praise; * tell all his wonderful works!

Glory in his holy name; * let the hearts that seek the LORD rejoice.

3. 3. 3. 3. Turn to the LORD and his strength; * constantly seek his face.

Remember the wonders he has done, * his marvels and his words of judgment.

Glory be to the Father …

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O Lord, grant me life ac cord ing to your word,

so that I may learn your com mand ments.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseekseek him.

2. 2. 2. 2. Gey never do anything evevevevil, * but walk in his wayswayswaysways.

You have laid down your preprepreprecepts * to be carefully keptkeptkeptkept.

3. 3. 3. 3. May my ways be CrmCrmCrmCrm * in keeping your statstatstatstatutes.

Gen I shall not be put to shameshameshameshame * as I observe all your commandsmandsmandsmands.

4. 4. 4. 4. I will thank you with an upright heartheartheartheart, * as I learn your just judgjudgjudgjudgments.

I will keep your statstatstatstatutes; * do not ever forsakesakesakesake me.

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We shall re joice in your sal va tion;

and in the name of the Lord our God shall we place our pride.

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1. 1. 1. 1. May the LORD answer you in time of tritritritrial; * may the name of Jacob’s God protecttecttecttect you.

May he send you help �om the hohohoholy place, * and give you support �om SiSiSiSion.

2. 2. 2. 2. May he remember all your ofofofofferings, * and receive your sacriCce with fafafafavor.

May he give you your heart’s desiresiresiresire, * and fulCll every one of your plansplansplansplans.

3. 3. 3. 3. Now I know the LORD saves his anointed, † and answers from his holy heavheavheavheaven * with the mighty victory of his handhandhandhand.

4. 4. 4. 4. Some put their trust in chariots or horshorshorshorses, * but we in the name of the LORD, our GodGodGodGod.

Glory be to the Father …

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A ban don me not, O Lord my God,* do not de part from me;

come to my as sis tance, O Lord, main stay of my de li ver ance.

* last time only

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, do not rebuke me in your ananananger; * reprove me not in your ragerageragerage.

For your arrows have sunk deep in memememe; * your hand has come down uponononon me.

2. 2. 2. 2. Gere is no soundness in my OeshOeshOeshOesh * because of your ananananger:

there is no health in my limbslimbslimbslimbs * because of my sinsinsinsin.

3. 3. 3. 3. My guilt towers higher than my headheadheadhead; * it is a weight too heavy to bearbearbearbear.

My wounds are foul and fesfesfesfestering, * the result of my own folfolfolfolly.

I am bowed and brought to my kneeskneeskneesknees. * I go mourning all the day longlonglonglong.

Glory be to the Father …

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Your mer cy ex tends to all things, O Lord,*

and you des pise none of the things you have made. You o ver look the sins of men

for the sake of rep en tance. You grant them your par don,

be cause you are the Lord our God.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Have mercy on me, God, have mermermermercy, * for in you my soul has taken refrefrefrefuge.

In the shadow of your wings I take refrefrefrefuge, * till the storms of destruction pass bybybyby.

2. 2. 2. 2. I call to you, God the Most HighHighHighHigh, * to God who provides for memememe.

May he send from heaven and save me, † and put to shame those who assail sail sail sail me. * May God send his loving mercy and faithfaithfaithfaithfulness.

3. 3. 3. 3. My soul lies down among lilililions, * who would devour the sons of menmenmenmen.

Geir teeth are spears and ararararrows, * their tongue a sharpened swordswordswordsword.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavheavheavheavens; * may your glory shine on earthearthearthearth!

Glory be to the Father …

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Bless the Lord, O my soul,* and for get not all his ben i Cts;

and your youth shall be re newed like the ea gle's.

* last time only

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1. 1. 1. 1. Bless the LORD, O my soulsoulsoulsoul, * and all within me, his holy namenamenamename.

It is the LORD who forgives all your sinssinssinssins, * who heals every one of your illsillsillsills,

who redeems your life from the gravegravegravegrave, * who crowns you with mercy and compasspasspasspassion.

2. 2. 2. 2. Who Clls your life with good thingsthingsthingsthings, * renewing your youth like an eaeaeaeagle’s.

3. 3. 3. 3. Ge LORD does just deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds, * gives full justice to all who are oppressedpressedpressedpressed.

He made known his ways to MoMoMoMoses, * and his deeds to the children of IsIsIsIsrael.

4.4.4.4. Ge LORD is compassionate and gragragragracious, * slow to anger and rich in mermermermercy.

He will not always �nd faultfaultfaultfault; * nor persist in his anger forevevevever.

He does not treat us according to our sinssinssinssins, * nor repay us according to our faultsfaultsfaultsfaults.

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You have made known un to me the ways of life; you will Cll me with joy

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1. 1. 1. 1. Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. † I say to the LORD, “You are my LORDLORDLORDLORD. * My happiness lies in you alonelonelonelone.”

2. 2. 2. 2. As for the holy ones who dwell in the landlandlandland, * they are noble, and in them is all my delightlightlightlight.

O LORD, it is you who are my portion and cupcupcupcup; * you yourself who secure my lotlotlotlot.

Pleasant places are marked out for memememe: * a pleasing heritage indeed is minemineminemine!

3. 3. 3. 3. I will bless the LORD who gives me councouncouncounsel, * who even at night directs my heartheartheartheart.

I keep the LORD before me alalalalways; * with him at my right hand, I shall not be movedmovedmovedmoved.

4. 4. 4. 4. And so, my heart rejoices, my soul is gladgladgladglad; * even my Oesh shall rest in hopehopehopehope.

For you will not abandon my soul to hellhellhellhell, * nor let your holy one see corrupruprupruption.

Glory be to the Father …

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Let my prayer* en ter in to your pre sence;

in cline your ear to my sup pli ca tion, O Lord.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD and God of my salvavavavation, * I cry before you day and nightnightnightnight.

For my soul is Clled with evevevevils; * my life is on the brink of the gravegravegravegrave.

2. 2. 2. 2. I am reckoned as one in the tombtombtombtomb; * I am like a warrior without strengthstrengthstrengthstrength,

like one roaming among the deaddeaddeaddead, * like the slain lying in their gravesgravesgravesgraves,

like those you remember no moremoremoremore, * cut o9, as they are, from your handhandhandhand.

3. 3. 3. 3. You have laid me in the depths of the pitpitpitpit, * in regions that are dark and deepdeepdeepdeep.

Your anger weighs down uponononon me; * I am drowned beneath your waveswaveswaveswaves.

You have taken away my friendsfriendsfriendsfriends; * to them you have made me hatehatehatehateful.

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Guide my foot steps, O Lord,* ac cord ing to your word,

so that no in i qui ty may e ver gain the up per hand, O Lord.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseekseek him.

2. 2. 2. 2. Gey never do anything evevevevil, * but walk in his wayswayswaysways.

You have laid down your preprepreprecepts * to be carefully keptkeptkeptkept.

3. 3. 3. 3. May my ways be CrmCrmCrmCrm * in keeping your statstatstatstatutes.

Gen I shall not be put to shameshameshameshame * as I observe all your commandsmandsmandsmands.

4. 4. 4. 4. I will thank you with an upright heartheartheartheart, * as I learn your just judgjudgjudgjudgments.

I will keep your statstatstatstatutes; * do not ever forsakesakesakesake me.

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Ge Cve wise vir gins* took oil in Oasks with their lamps; at mid night

there was a cry: "Be hold, the bride groom is here;

come out to meet Christ the Lord."

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboastboastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladgladglad.

2. 2. 2. 2. Glorify the LORD with memememe; * together let us praise his namenamenamename.

I sought the LORD, and he answered memememe; * from all my terrors he set me freefreefreefree.

3. 3. 3. 3. Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distress.

4. 4. 4. 4. Ge angel of the LORD is encamped camped camped camped * around those who fear him, to resresresrescue them.

5. 5. 5. 5. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshearshearshears, * and rescues them in all their distresstresstresstress.

Ge LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

6. 6. 6. 6. Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserserservants. * All who trust in him shall not be condemneddemneddemneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

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Ge Lord is my shep herd* and I shall want no thing; he has set me in a land

of a bun dant pas tures; he has led me to life re new ing wa ters.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Near restful waters he leadsleadsleadsleads me; * he revives my soulsoulsoulsoul.

2. 2. 2. 2. He guides me along the right pathpathpathpath, * for the sake of his namenamenamename.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gough I should walk in the valley of the shadow of death, † no evil would I fear, for you are withwithwithwith me. * Your crook and your sta9 will give me comcomcomcomfort.

4. 4. 4. 4. You have prepared a table beforeforeforefore me * in the sight of my foesfoesfoesfoes.

My head you have anointed with oiloiloiloil; * my cup is overOowOowOowOowing.

5. 5. 5. 5. Surely goodness and mercy shall folfolfolfollow me * all the days of my lifelifelifelife.

In the LORD's own house shall I dwelldwelldwelldwell * for length of days unendendendending.

Glory be to the Father …

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Ge Lord says: "I am pon der ing thoughts of peace and not of af Oic tion;*

you shall call up on me, and I will hear you; and I will bring you back

from all the lands where you are held cap tive."

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, you have favored your landlandlandland, * and brought back the captives of JaJaJaJacob.

You forgave the guilt of your peopeopeopeople, * and covered all their sinssinssinssins.

You averted all your ragerageragerage; * you turned back the heat of your ananananger.

2. 2. 2. 2. Bring us back, O God, our savsavsavsavior! * Put an end to your grievance againstgainstgainstgainst us.

Will you be angry with us forevevevever? * Will your anger last from age to ageageageage?

3. 3. 3. 3. Will you not restore again our lifelifelifelife, * that your people may rejoice in youyouyouyou?

Let us see, O LORD, your mermermermercy, * and grant us your salvavavavation.

Glory be to the Father …

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Out of the depths have I cried to you O Lord,* Lord hear my prayer;

out of the depths have I cried to you, O Lord.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O let your ears be attententententive * to the sound of my pleadpleadpleadpleadings.

2. 2. 2. 2. If you, O LORD, should mark iniqiqiqiquities, * LORD, who could standstandstandstand?

But with you is found forgivegivegivegiveness, * that you may be reveredveredveredvered.

3. 3. 3. 3. I long for you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * my soul longs for his wordwordwordword.

My soul hopes in the LORDLORDLORDLORD * more than watchmen for daydaydaydaybreak.

5. 5. 5. 5. More than watchmen for daydaydaydaybreak, * let Israel hope for the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

For with the LORD there is mermermermercy, * in him is plentiful redempdempdempdemption.

It is he who will redeem IsIsIsIsrael * from all its iniqiqiqiquities.

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Lord, you de li vered Cve ta lents un to me;* be hold,

I have gained Cve more. Well done, good and faith ful ser vant;

be cause you have been faith ful o ver a lit tle,

I will set you o ver much; en ter in to the joy of your Lord.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseekseek him.

2. 2. 2. 2. I rejoice in the way of your preprepreprecepts, * as though all riches were minemineminemine.

See, your decrees are my delightlightlightlight; * your statutes are my councouncouncounselors.

3. 3. 3. 3. I have chosen the way of faith faith faith faithfulness; * your decrees I have upheldheldheldheld.

I reach out to your commands, which I lovelovelovelove, * and ponder your statstatstatstatutes.

4. 4. 4. 4. I have more insight than all who teachteachteachteach me, * for I ponder your decreescreescreescrees.

I have gained more understanding than my elelelelders, * for I keep your preprepreprecepts.

5. 5. 5. 5. Your decrees are wonderful indeeddeeddeeddeed; * therefore my soul obeysbeysbeysbeys them.

Ge unfolding of your word gives lightlightlightlight, * and understanding to the simsimsimsimple.

Glory be to the Father …

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A men I say to you,* what ev er you ask in your prayers,

be lieve that you shall re ceive it, and it shall be grant ed un to you.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Listen, O God, to my crycrycrycry! * Attend to my prayerprayerprayerprayer!

From the end of the earth I callcallcallcall you; * my heart is faintfaintfaintfaint.

2. 2. 2. 2. Set me high upon the rockrockrockrock * too high for me to reachreachreachreach,

you, my refuge and mighty towtowtowtower * against the foefoefoefoe.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gen will I dwell in your tent forevevevever, * and hide in the shelter of your wingswingswingswings.

For you, O God, have heard my vows; † you have given me the heritage of thosethosethosethose * who fear your namenamenamename.

4. 4. 4. 4. Day upon day you will add to the kingkingkingking; * his years as age upon ageageageage.

May he ever sit enthroned before GodGodGodGod: * bid mercy and truth be his protectectectection.

So I will sing to your name forevevevever, * and day aPer day fulCll my vowsvowsvowsvows.

Glory be to the Father …

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Ge Lamb who has been slain*

is wor thy to re ceive pow er, and di vin i ty, and wis dom,

and strength, and ho nor; let glo ry and do min ion be his

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1. 1. 1. 1. O God, give your judgment to the kingkingkingking, * to a king’s son your jusjusjusjustice,

that he may judge your people in jusjusjusjustice, * and your poor in right judgjudgjudgjudgment.

2. 2. 2. 2. May the mountains bring forth peace for the peopeopeopeople, * and the hills jusjusjusjustice.

May he defend the poor of the people, † and save the children of the needneedneedneedy, * and crush the opprespresprespressor.

3. 3. 3. 3. He shall endure like the sun and the moonmoonmoonmoon * through all generaaaations.

He shall descend like rain on the meadmeadmeadmeadow, * like showers that water the earthearthearthearth.

In his days shall justice Oour Oour Oour Oourish, * and great peace till the moon is no moremoremoremore.

Glory be to the Father …

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Ask of me,* and I will give you the na tions as your in her i tance

and the ut most parts of the earth as your pos ses sion.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Why do the nations conspirespirespirespire, * and the peoples plot in vainvainvainvain?

Gey arise, the kings of the earthearthearthearth; * princes plot against the LORD and his Anointnointnointnointed.

“Let us burst asunder their fetfetfetfetters. * Let us cast o9 from us their chainschainschainschains.”

2. 2. 2. 2. He who sits in the heavens laughslaughslaughslaughs; * the LORD derides and mocksmocksmocksmocks them.

Gen he will speak in his ananananger, * his rage will strike them with terterterterror.

“It is I who have appointed my kingkingkingking * on Sion, my holy mounmounmounmountain.”

3. 3. 3. 3. I will announce the decree of the LORD: † Ge LORD said to me, “You are my SonSonSonSon. * It is I who have begotten you this daydaydayday.

4. 4. 4. 4. With a rod of iron you will rulerulerulerule them; * like a potter’s jar you will shat shat shat shatter them.”

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A men I say to you:* in as much as you have done it

to one of the least of these, my breth ren, you have done it to me. Come,

O bles sed of my Fath er, in her it the king dom pre pared for you

from the be gin ning of the world.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will extol you, my God and kingkingkingking, * and bless your name forever and evevevever.

2. 2. 2. 2. Gey will tell of your great glory and splensplensplensplendor, * and recount your wonderful worksworksworksworks.

3. 3. 3. 3. All your works shall thank you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * and all your faithful ones blessblessblessbless you.

Gey shall speak of the glory of your reignreignreignreign, * and declare your mighty deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds,

4. 4. 4. 4. To make known your might to the children of menmenmenmen, * and the glorious splendor of your reignreignreignreign.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingkingkingkingdom; * your rule endures for all generaaaations.

5. 5. 5. 5. Ge eyes of all look to youyouyouyou, * and you give them their food in due seaseaseaseason.

You open your hand and satsatsatsatisfy * the desire of every living thingthingthingthing.

Glory be to the Father …

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Ge Lord will sit on his roy al throne for e ver;

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly powpowpowpowers, * ascribe to the LORD glory and strengthstrengthstrengthstrength.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory of his namenamenamename; * bow down before the LORD, majestic in hohohoholiness.

2. 2. 2. 2. Ge voice of the LORD upon the waters, † the God of glory thunthunthunthunders; * the LORD on the immensity of wawawawaters;

the voice of the LORD full of powpowpowpower; * the voice of the LORD full of splensplensplensplendor.

3. 3. 3. 3. Ge voice of the LORD shatters ce ce ce cedars, * the LORD shatters the cedars of LebLebLebLebanon;

4. 4. 4. 4. Ge voice of the LORD Oashes Oames of Cre. † Ge voice of the LORD shakes the wilwilwilwilderness, * the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadeshdeshdeshdesh;

the voice of the LORD rends the oak tree † and strips the forest barebarebarebare. * In his temple they all cry, “GloGloGloGlory!”

5. 5. 5. 5. Ge LORD sat enthroned above the OoodOoodOoodOood; * the LORD sits as king forevevevever.

Ge LORD will give strength to his peopeopeopeople, * the LORD will bless his people with peacepeacepeacepeace.

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We have re ceived your mer cy, O God,* in the midst of your tem ple;

e ven as your name, so al so does your praise

ex tend to the ends of the earth;

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1. 1. 1. 1. Great is the LORD and highly to be praisedpraisedpraisedpraised * in the city of our GodGodGodGod.

His holy mountain rises in beaubeaubeaubeauty, * the joy of all the earthearthearthearth.

2. 2. 2. 2. Mount Sion, in the heart of the NorthNorthNorthNorth, * the city of the Mighty KingKingKingKing!

God, in the midst of its citcitcitcitadels, * has shown himself its strong strong strong stronghold.

3. 3. 3. 3. Behold! the kings assemsemsemsembled; * together they advancedvancedvancedvanced.

Gey saw; at once they marmarmarmarveled; * dismayed, they Oed in fearfearfearfear.

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Be hold,* the Sov ereign Lord is com ing;

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1. 1. 1. 1. O God, give your judgment to the kingkingkingking, * to a king’s son your jus jus jus justice,

that he may judge your people in jusjusjusjustice, * and your poor in right judjudjudjudgment.

2. 2. 2. 2. Ge kings of Tarshish and the isisisislands * shall pay him tribtribtribtribute.

Ge kings of Sheba and SeSeSeSeba * shall bring him giPsgiPsgiPsgiPs.

Before him all kings shall fall prosprosprosprostrate, * all nations shall serveserveserveserve him.

3. 3. 3. 3. For he shall save the needy when they crycrycrycry, * the poor, and those who are helphelphelphelpless.

He will have pity on the weak and the needneedneedneedy, * and save the lives of the needneedneedneedy.

From oppression and violence he redeems their soulssoulssoulssouls; * to him their blood is deardeardeardear.

Glory be to the Father …

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Grace has been poured out on your lips;*

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1. 1. 1. 1. My heart overOows with noble words. † To the king I address the song I have mademademademade, * my tongue as nimble as the pen of a scribescribescribescribe.

2. 2. 2. 2. Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mightmightmightmighty one, * with your splendor and your majmajmajmajesty.

In your majesty ride on triumphant † in the cause of truth, meekness, and jusjusjusjustice. * May your right hand show your wondrous deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds.

3. 3. 3. 3. Your arrows are sharp—peoples fall beneathneathneathneath you— * in the heart of the foes of the kingkingkingking.

4. 4. 4. 4. Your throne, O God, shall endure forever. † A scepter of justice is the scepter of your king king king kingdom. * Your love is for justice; your hatred for evevevevil.

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Sim e on had re ceived* a rev e la tion from the Ho ly Spi rit,

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1. 1. 1. 1. LORD, now you let your servant go in peacepeacepeacepeace; * your word has been fulClledClledClledClled:

my own eyes have seen the salvavavavation * which you have prepared in the sight of every peopeopeopeople:

a light to reveal you to the nanananations * and the glory of your people IsIsIsIsrael.

2. 2. 2. 2. Great is the LORD and highly to be praisedpraisedpraisedpraised * in the city of our GodGodGodGod.

His holy mountain rises in beaubeaubeaubeauty, * the joy of all the earthearthearthearth.

3. 3. 3. 3. Mount Sion, in the heart of the NorthNorthNorthNorth, * the city of the Mighty KingKingKingKing!

God, in the midst of its citcitcitcitadels, * has shown himself its strongstrongstrongstronghold.

4. 4. 4. 4. As we have heard, so we have seenseenseenseen * in the city of our GodGodGodGod,

in the city of the LORD of hostshostshostshosts, * which God establishes forevevevever.

5. 5. 5. 5. Your merciful love, O GodGodGodGod, * we ponder in your temtemtemtemple.

Your praise, O God, like your namenamenamename, * reaches the ends of the earthearthearthearth.

6. 6. 6. 6. Your right hand is Clled with saving jusjusjusjustice. * Mount Sion rejoicjoicjoicjoices.

Ge daughters of Judah rejoicejoicejoicejoice * at the sight of your judgjudgjudgjudgments.

7. 7. 7. 7. Gat you may tell the next generaaaation * that such is our GodGodGodGod,

our God forever and alalalalways. * He will guide us forevevevever.

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Ge right eous man shall Oour ish like the palm tree;* he shall grow up

like the ce dar of Leb an on; for he is plan ted in the house of the Lord,

in the courts of our God.

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1. 1. 1. 1. It is good to give thanks to the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * to make music to your name, O Most HighHighHighHigh,

to proclaim your loving mercy in the mornmornmornmorning, * and your truth in the watches of the nightnightnightnight,

on the tenstringed lyre and the lutelutelutelute, * with the sound of song on the harpharpharpharp.

2. 2. 2. 2. You have gladdened me, O LORD, by your deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds; * for the work of your hands I shout with joyjoyjoyjoy.

O LORD, how great are your worksworksworksworks! * How deep are your designssignssignssigns!

Ge senseless cannot knowknowknowknow this, * and the fool cannot understandstandstandstand.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gough the wicked spring up like grassgrassgrassgrass, * and all who do evil thrivethrivethrivethrive,

they are doomed to be eternally destroyedtroyedtroyedtroyed. * But you, O LORD, are eternally on highhighhighhigh.

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My C del i ty and my mer cy are with him;

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1. 1. 1. 1. Gen you spoke in a vivivivision. * To your faithful ones you saidsaidsaidsaid,

“I have set the crown on a warwarwarwarrior, * I have exalted one chosen �om the peopeopeopeople.

2. 2. 2. 2. I have found my servant DaDaDaDavid, * and with my holy oil anointed himhimhimhim.

My hand shall always be withwithwithwith him, * and my arm shall make him strongstrongstrongstrong.

3. 3. 3. 3. Ge enemy shall never outwitwitwitwit him, * nor shall the son of iniquity humble himhimhimhim.

I will beat down his foes beforeforeforefore him, * and those who hate him I will strikestrikestrikestrike.

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Jo seph, son of Dav id,* fear not to re ceive Ma ry as your wife;

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed the man who fears the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * who takes great delight in his commandmandmandmandments.

His descendants shall be powerful on earthearthearthearth; * the generation of the upright will be blestblestblestblest.

2. 2. 2. 2. Riches and wealth are in his househousehousehouse; * his justice stands Crm forevevevever.

A light rises in the darkness for the upupupupright; * he is generous, merciful, and justjustjustjust.

3. 3. 3. 3. It goes well for the man who deals generously and lendslendslendslends, * who conducts his a9airs with jusjusjusjustice.

He will never be movedmovedmovedmoved; * forever shall the just be rememmemmemmembered.

4. 4. 4. 4. He has no fear of evil newsnewsnewsnews; * with a Crm heart, he trusts in the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

With a steadfast heart he will not fearfearfearfear; * he will see the downfall of his foesfoesfoesfoes.

5. 5. 5. 5. Openhanded, he gives to the poor; † his justice stands �rm forevevevever. * His might shall be exalted in gloglogloglory.

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My son, why have you trea ted us so?* Your fa ther and I

have been anx ious ly look ing for you. How is it that you were seek ing me?

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ge LORD is my light and my salvationvationvationvation; * whom shall I fearfearfearfear?

Ge LORD is the stronghold of my lifelifelifelife; * whom should I dreaddreaddreaddread?

2. 2. 2. 2. Gere is one thing I ask of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * only this do I seekseekseekseek:

to live in the house of the LORDLORDLORDLORD * all the days of my lifelifelifelife,

to gaze on the beauty of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * to inquire at his temtemtemtemple.

3. 3. 3. 3. For there he keeps me safe in his shelshelshelshelter * in the day of evevevevil.

He hides me under cover of his tenttenttenttent; * he sets me high upon a rockrockrockrock.

4. 4. 4. 4. Of you my heart has spoken, † “Seek his facefacefaceface.” * It is your face, O LORD, that I seekseekseekseek; *

5. 5. 5. 5. I believe I shall see the LORD's goodgoodgoodgoodness * in the land of the livlivlivliving.

Glory be to the Father …

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Skies, let the Just One come forth like the dew,*

let him des cend from the clouds like the rain.

Ge earth will o pen up and give birth to our Sa vior.

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1.1.1.1. Ge heavens declare the glory of God God God God, * and the Crmament proclaims the work of his hands hands hands hands.

Day unto day conveys the mes mes mes message, * and night unto night imparts the know know know knowledge.

2.2.2.2. No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded; † their sound goes forth through all the earthearthearthearth, * their message to the utmost bounds of the world world world world.

3.3.3.3. Gere he has placed a tent for the sun; † it comes forth like a bridegroom coming �om his tent tent tent tent, * rejoices like a champion to run his course course course course.

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Hail Ma ry, full of grace,* the Lord is with thee.

Bles sed art thou a mongst wo men, and bles sed is the fruit of thy womb.

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1.1.1.1. But Mary said to the an an an angel, * "How can this be, since I have no relations with a man man man man?"

2.2.2.2. And the angel said to her in reply, † "Ge holy Spirit will come upon you you you you, * and the power of the Most High will overshadshadshadshadow you.

Gerefore the child to be born will be called ho ho ho holy, * the Son of God God God God.

3.3.3.3. And behold, Elizabeth, your rel rel rel relative, * has also conceived a son in her old age age age age,

and this is the sixth month for her who was called bar bar bar barren; * for nothing will be impossible for God God God God."

4.4.4.4. Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord Lord Lord Lord. * May it be done to me according to your word word word word."

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Be hold, a Vir gin shall con ceive and bear a son,

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1.1.1.1. Ge heavens declare the glory of God God God God, * and the Crmament proclaims the work of his hands hands hands hands.

Day unto day conveys the mes mes mes message, * and night unto night imparts the knowl knowl knowl knowledge.

2. 2. 2. 2. No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded; † their sound goes forth through all the earth earth earth earth, * their message to the utmost bounds of the world world world world.

3.3.3.3. Gere he has placed a tent for the sun; † it comes forth like a bridegroom coming �om his tent tent tent tent, * rejoices like a champion to run his course course course course.

4.4.4.4. At one end of the heavens is the rising of the sun; † to its furthest end it runs its course course course course. * Gere is nothing concealed from its burning heat heat heat heat.

Glory be to the Father ...

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Fear not, Zech a ri ah, your prayer has been an swered;*

E liz a beth, your wife, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John;

he will be great be fore the Lord, and he will be Clled with the Ho ly Spir it

ev en from his moth er's womb; and man y will re joice at his birth.

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1. 1. 1. 1. And you will have joy and gladgladgladgladness, * and many will rejoice at his birthbirthbirthbirth,

for he will be great in the sight of the LordLordLordLord. * He will drink neither wine nor strong drinkdrinkdrinkdrink.

2. 2. 2. 2. He will be Clled with the holy Spirit † even from his mother’s wombwombwombwomb, * and he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their GodGodGodGod.

3. 3. 3. 3. He will go before him in the spispispispirit * and power of Elilililijah

to turn the hearts of fathers toward children and the disobedient † to the understanding of the rightrightrightrighteous, * to prepare a people Ct for the LORDLORDLORDLORD.”

Glory be to the Father …

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You have crowned him with glo ry and hon or;* and you have es tab lished him

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, our LORD, how majestic † is your name through all the earthearthearthearth! * Your majesty is set above the heavheavheavheavens.

From the mouths of children and of babes † you fashioned praise to foil your enenenenemy, * to silence the foe and the rerererebel.

2. 2. 2. 2. When I see the heavens, the work of your CnCnCnCngers, * the moon and the stars which you arrangedrangedrangedranged,

what is man that you should keep him in mindmindmindmind, * the son of man that you care for himhimhimhim?

3. 3. 3. 3. All of them, sheep and oxoxoxoxen, * yes, even the cattle of the CeldsCeldsCeldsCelds,

birds of the air, and Csh of the seaseaseasea * that make their way through the wawawawaters.

O LORD, our LORD, how majesjesjesjestic * is your name through all the earthearthearthearth!

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Great is his glo ry through your sal va tion;*

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1. 1. 1. 1. In your strength, O LORD, the king rejoicjoicjoicjoices; * how greatly your salvation makes him gladgladgladglad!

You have granted him his heart’s desiresiresiresire; * you have not withheld the prayer of his lipslipslipslips.

2. 2. 2. 2. You came to meet him with blessings of prosperperperperity; * you have set on his head a crown of pure goldgoldgoldgold.

He asked you for life and this you have givgivgivgiven: * days that will last from age to ageageageage.

3. 3. 3. 3. You have granted him blessings forevevevever, * made him rejoice with the joy of your prespresprespresence.

O LORD, arise in your strengthstrengthstrengthstrength; * we shall sing and praise your powpowpowpower.

Glory be to the Father …

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From my moth er's womb* the Lord called me by my name;

and he made my mouth like un to a sharp sword; he pro tec ted me

in the shad ow of his hand,

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1. 1. 1. 1. It is good to give thanks to the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * to make music to your name, O Most HighHighHighHigh,

to proclaim your loving mercy in the mornmornmornmorning, * and your truth in the watches of the nightnightnightnight,

on the tenstringed lyre and the lutelutelutelute, * with the sound of song on the harpharpharpharp.

2. 2. 2. 2. You have gladdened me, O LORD, by your deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds; * for the work of your hands I shout with joyjoyjoyjoy.

O LORD, how great are your worksworksworksworks! * How deep are your designssignssignssigns!

Ge senseless cannot knowknowknowknow this, * and the fool cannot understandstandstandstand.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gough the wicked spring up like grassgrassgrassgrass, * and all who do evil thrivethrivethrivethrive,

they are doomed to be eternally destroyedstroyedstroyedstroyed. * But you, O LORD, are eternally on highhighhighhigh.

Glory be to the Father …

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Ge right eous man shall Oour ish like the palm tree;

he shall grow up like a ced ar of Leb an on.

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1. 1. 1. 1. It is good to give thanks to the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * to make music to your name, O Most HighHighHighHigh,

to proclaim your loving mercy in the mornmornmornmorning, * and your truth in the watches of the nightnightnightnight,

on the tenstringed lyre and the lutelutelutelute, * with the sound of song on the harpharpharpharp.

2. 2. 2. 2. You have gladdened me, O LORD, by your deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds; * for the work of your hands I shout with joyjoyjoyjoy.

O LORD, how great are your worksworksworksworks! * How deep are your designssignssignssigns!

Ge senseless cannot knowknowknowknow this, * and the fool cannot understandstandstandstand.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gough the wicked spring up like grassgrassgrassgrass, * and all who do evil thrivethrivethrivethrive,

they are doomed to be eternally destroyedstroyedstroyedstroyed. * But you, O LORD, are eternally on highhighhighhigh.

4. 4. 4. 4. See, your enemies, O LORD, † see, your enemies will perperperperish; * all who do evil will be scatscatscatscattered.

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You, child, will be called the proph et of the Most High;

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed be the Lord, the God of IsIsIsIsrael; * he has come to his people and set them freefreefreefree.

He has raised up for us a mighty savsavsavsavior, * born of the house of his servant DaDaDaDavid.

2. 2. 2. 2. Grough his holy prophets he promised of old † that he would save us �om our enenenenemies, * from the hands of all who hatehatehatehate us.

3. 3. 3. 3. He promised to show mercy to our fafafafathers * and to remember his holy covcovcovcovenant.

Gis was the oath he swore to our father AAAAbraham; * to set us free from the hands of our enenenenemies,

free to worship him without fearfearfearfear, * holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our lifelifelifelife.

4. 4. 4. 4. You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most HighHighHighHigh; * for you will go before the Lord to prepare his waywaywayway,

to give his people knowledge of salvavavavation * by the forgiveness of their sinssinssinssins.

5. 5. 5. 5. In the tender compassion of our GodGodGodGod * the dawn from on high shall break uponponponpon us,

to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of deathdeathdeathdeath, * and to guide our feet into the way of peacepeacepeacepeace.

Glory be to the Father …

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Ge Lord said un to Pe ter:* "When you were young,

you gird ed your self and walked where you would; but when you are old,

you will stretch forth your hands, and an oth er will gird you

and lead you where you do not wish to go." Gis he said to sig ni fy

by what death he was to glo ri fy God.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ge heavens declare the glory of GodGodGodGod, * and the Crmament proclaims the work of his handshandshandshands.

Day unto day conveys the mesmesmesmessage, * and night unto night imparts the knowlknowlknowlknowledge.

2. 2. 2. 2. No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded; † their sound goes forth through all the earthearthearthearth, * their message to the utmost bounds of the worldworldworldworld.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gere he has placed a tent for the sun; † it comes forth like a bridegroom coming from his tenttenttenttent, * rejoices like a champion to run his coursecoursecoursecourse.

Glory be to the Father …

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But in my eyes* your friends are made ex cee ding ly hon or a ble,

O God; their strength has been great ly re in forced.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, you search me and you know me. † You yourself know my resting and my risrisrisrising; * you discern my thoughts from afarfarfarfar.

You mark when I walk or lie downdowndowndown; * you know all my ways through and throughthroughthroughthrough.

2. 2. 2. 2. Before ever a word is on my tonguetonguetonguetongue, * you know it, O LORD, through and throughthroughthroughthrough.

Behind and before, you besiegesiegesiegesiege me, * your hand ever laid uponponponpon me.

Too wonderful for me, this knowlknowlknowlknowledge; * too high, beyond my reachreachreachreach.

3. 3. 3. 3. O where can I go from your spirspirspirspirit, * or where can I Oee from your facefacefaceface?

If I climb the heavens, you are theretheretherethere. * If I lie in the grave, you are theretheretherethere.

4. 4. 4. 4. If I take the wings of the dawndawndawndawn * or dwell at the sea’s furthest endendendend,

even there your hand would leadleadleadlead me; * your right hand would hold me fastfastfastfast.

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Si mon, son of John,* do you love me more than these?

Lord, you know all things, you know, O Lord, that I do love you!

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboastboastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladgladglad.

2. 2. 2. 2. Glorify the LORD with memememe; * together let us praise his namenamenamename.

I sought the LORD, and he answered memememe; * from all my terrors he set me freefreefreefree.

3. 3. 3. 3. Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distresstresstresstress.

4. 4. 4. 4. Ge angel of the LORD is encampedcampedcampedcamped * around those who fear him, to rescue them.

5. 5. 5. 5. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshearshearshears, * and rescues them in all their distresstresstresstress.

Ge LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

6. 6. 6. 6. Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserserservants. * All who trust in him shall not be condemneddemneddemneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

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Now I know that the Lord* real ly has sent his An gel,

and has de liv ered me out of the hands of Her od,

and from all that the Jew ish peo ple were ex pec ting.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, you search me and you know me. † You yourself know my resting and my risrisrisrising; * you discern my thoughts from afarfarfarfar.

You mark when I walk or lie downdowndowndown; * you know all my ways through and throughthroughthroughthrough.

2. 2. 2. 2. Before ever a word is on my tonguetonguetonguetongue, * you know it, O LORD, through and throughthroughthroughthrough.

Behind and before, you besiege siege siege siege me, * your hand ever laid uponponponpon me.

Too wonderful for me, this knowlknowlknowlknowledge; * too high, beyond my reachreachreachreach.

3. 3. 3. 3. O where can I go from your spirspirspirspirit, * or where can I Oee from your facefacefaceface?

If I climb the heavens, you are theretheretherethere. * If I lie in the grave, you are theretheretherethere.

Glory be to the Father …

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You will make them prin ces o ver all the earth;*

they will keep the me mor i al of your name,

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1. 1. 1. 1. My heart overOows with noble words. † To the king I address the song I have mademademademade, * my tongue as nimble as the pen of a scribescribescribescribe.

2. 2. 2. 2. You are the most handsome of the sons of men, † and graciousness is poured out upon your lipslipslipslips, * for God has blessed you forevermoremoremoremore.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mightmightmightmighty one, * with your splendor and your majmajmajmajesty.

In your majesty ride on triumphant † in the cause of truth, meekness, and jusjusjusjustice. * May your right hand show your wondrous deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds.

4. 4. 4. 4. Your arrows are sharp—peoples fall beneathneathneathneath you— * in the heart of the foes of the kingkingkingking.

5. 5. 5. 5. Your throne, O God, shall endure forevevevever. A scepter of justice is the scepter of your kingkingkingkingdom. *

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You are Pe ter and up on this rock will I build my Church.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O shepherd of Israel, hear hear hear hear us, * you who lead Joseph like a OockOockOockOock:

O God of hosts, bring us back; * let your face shine forth, and we shall be savedsavedsavedsaved.

2. 2. 2. 2. You brought a vine out of EEEEgypt; * you drove out the nations and plantplantplantplanted it.

Before it you cleared the groundgroundgroundground; * it took root and �lled the landlandlandland.

3. 3. 3. 3. Ge mountains were covered with its shadshadshadshadow, * the cedars of God with its boughsboughsboughsboughs.

It stretched out its branches to the seaseaseasea; * to the River it stretched out its shootsshootsshootsshoots.

4. 4. 4. 4. God of hosts, turn again, we imploreploreploreplore; * look down from heaven and seeseeseesee.

5. 5. 5. 5. Visit this vine and protect it, † the vine your right hand has plantplantplantplanted, * the son of man you have claimed for yourselfselfselfself.

6. 6. 6. 6. May your hand be on the man at your right handhandhandhand, * the son of man you have conCrmed as your ownownownown.

And we shall never forsake you againgaingaingain; * give us life that we may call upon your namenamenamename.

7. 7. 7. 7. O LORD God of hosts, bring us backbackbackback; * let your face shine forth, and we shall be savedsavedsavedsaved.

Glory be to the Father …

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My heart dec lared to you:* Your coun ten ance have I sought;

I shall e ver seek your coun ten ance, O Lord;

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ge LORD is my light and my salvavavavation; * whom shall I fearfearfearfear?

Ge LORD is the stronghold of my lifelifelifelife; * whom should I dreaddreaddreaddread?

2. 2. 2. 2. When those who do evil draw nearnearnearnear * to devour my OeshOeshOeshOesh,

it is they, my enemies and foesfoesfoesfoes, * who stumble and fallfallfallfall.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gough an army encamp againstgainstgainstgainst me, * my heart would not fearfearfearfear.

Gough war break out againstgainstgainstgainst me, * even then would I trusttrusttrusttrust.

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You have crowned him with glo ry and hon or;* and you have es tab lished him

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, our LORD, how majestic † is your name through all the earthearthearthearth! * Your majesty is set above the heavheavheavheavens.

From the mouths of children and of babes † you fashioned praise to foil your enenenenemy, * to silence the foe and the rerererebel.

2. 2. 2. 2. When I see the heavens, the work of your CnCnCnCngers, * the moon and the stars which you arrangedrangedrangedranged,

what is man that you should keep him in mindmindmindmind, * the son of man that you care for himhimhimhim?

3. 3. 3. 3. All of them, sheep and oxoxoxoxen, * yes, even the cattle of the CeldsCeldsCeldsCelds,

birds of the air, and Csh of the seaseaseasea * that make their way through the wawawawaters.

O LORD, our LORD, how majesjesjesjestic * is your name through all the earthearthearthearth!

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Tell no one a bout the vis ion you have seen

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1. 1. 1. 1. My heart overOows with noble wordswordswordswords. * To the king I address the song I have mademademademade. *

2. 2. 2. 2. You are the most handsome of the sons of men, † and graciousness is poured out upon your lipslipslipslips, * for God has blessed you forevermoremoremoremore.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mightmightmightmighty one, * with your splendor and your majmajmajmajesty.

In your majesty ride on triumphant † in the cause of truth, meekness, and jus jus jus justice. * May your right hand show your wondrous deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds.

4. 4. 4. 4. Your arrows are sharp—peoples fall beneathneathneathneath you— * in the heart of the foes of the kingkingkingking.

5. 5. 5. 5. Your throne, O God, shall endure forever. † A scepter of justice is the scepter of your kingkingkingkingdom. * Your love is for justice; your hatred for evevevevil.

Gerefore God, your God, has anointnointnointnointed you * with the oil of gladness above other kingskingskingskings:

6. 6. 6. 6. I will make your name forever rememmemmemmembered. * Gus the peoples will praise you from age to ageageageage.

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All the rich a mong the peo ple* will im plore your coun ten ance.

Vir gins will be brought to the king in her ret i nue;

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1. 1. 1. 1. My heart overOows with noble words. † To the king I address the song I have mademademademade, * my tongue as nimble as the pen of a scribescribescribescribe.

2. 2. 2. 2. You are the most handsome of the sons of men, † and graciousness is poured out upon your lipslipslipslips, * for God has blessed you forevermoremoremoremore.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mightmightmightmighty one, * with your splendor and your majmajmajmajesty.

In your majesty ride on triumphant † in the cause of truth, meekness, and jus jus jus justice. * May your right hand show your wondrous deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds.

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Bles sed are you, O Vir gin Mar y,*

for you have car ried the Cre a tor of the u ni verse; you gave birth

to your Cre a tor and you re main a vir gin

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1. 1. 1. 1. Listen, O daughter; pay heed and give earearearear: * forget your own people and your father’s househousehousehouse.

So will the king desire your beaubeaubeaubeauty. * He is your LORD, pay homage to himhimhimhim.

2. 2. 2. 2. And the daughter of Tyre shall come with giPsgiPsgiPsgiPs; * the richest of the people shall seek your fafafafavor.

Ge daughter of the king is clothed with splensplensplensplendor; * her robes are threaded with goldgoldgoldgold.

3. 3. 3. 3. In Cne clothing she is led to the kingkingkingking; * behind her are her maiden companions, brought to youyouyouyou.

Gey are escorted amid gladness and joyjoyjoyjoy; * they pass within the palace of the kingkingkingking.

4. 4. 4. 4. Sons will be yours to succeed your fathfathfathfathers; * you will make them rulers over all the earthearthearthearth.

I will make your name forever rememmemmemmembered. * Gus the peoples will praise you from age to ageageageage.

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Bles sed is the womb of the Vir gin Mar y,

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1. 1. 1. 1. My heart overOows with noble wordswordswordswords. To the king I address the song I have mademademademade, *

2. 2. 2. 2. Ge daughters of kings are those whom you fafafafavor. * On your right stands the queen in gold of OOOOphir.

3. 3. 3. 3. Listen, O daughter; pay heed and give earearearear: * forget your own people and your father’s househousehousehouse.

So will the king desire your beaubeaubeaubeauty. * He is your LORD, pay homage to himhimhimhim.

4. 4. 4. 4. And the daughter of Tyre shall come with giPsgiPsgiPsgiPs; * the richest of the people shall seek your fafafafavor.

Ge daughter of the king is clothed with splensplensplensplendor; * her robes are threaded with goldgoldgoldgold.

5. 5. 5. 5. In Cne clothing she is led to the kingkingkingking; * behind her are her maiden companions, brought to youyouyouyou.

Gey are escorted amid gladness and joyjoyjoyjoy; * they pass within the palace of the kingkingkingking.

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A great sign ap peared in hea ven;* a wo man

clothed with the sun, and the moon un der her feet;

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ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARYMASS OF THE DAY

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1. 1. 1. 1. O sing a new song to the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * for he has worked wonwonwonwonders.

His right hand and his holy armarmarmarm * have brought salvavavavation.

2. 2. 2. 2. Ge LORD has made known his salvavavavation, * has shown his deliverance to the nanananations.

He has remembered his merciful lovelovelovelove * and his truth for the house of IsIsIsIsrael.

3. 3. 3. 3. All the ends of the earth have seenseenseenseen * the salvation of our GodGodGodGod.

Shout to the LORD, all the earth; † break forth into joyous songsongsongsong, * and sing out your praisepraisepraisepraise.

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Let us all re joice in the Lord* as we cel e brate this feast day

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1. 1. 1. 1. My heart overOows with noble words. † To the king I address the song I have mademademademade, * my tongue as nimble as the pen of a scribescribescribescribe.

2. 2. 2. 2. You are the most handsome of the sons of men, † and graciousness is poured out upon your lipslipslipslips, * for God has blessed you forevermoremoremoremore.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mightmightmightmighty one, * with your splendor and your majmajmajmajesty.

In your majesty ride on triumphant † in the cause of truth, meekness, and jusjusjusjustice. * May your right hand show your wondrous deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds.

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Mar y has been ta ken up in to hea ven;* the An gels re joice,

prais ing the Lord to geth er and bles sing him, al le lu ia.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ge gate of paradise through Eve was closed to allallallall, * and through the Virgin Mary again was made open. Allelulululuia.

2. 2. 2. 2. Listen, O daughter; pay heed and give earearearear: * forget your own people and your father’s househousehousehouse.

So will the king desire your beaubeaubeaubeauty. * He is your LORD, pay homage to himhimhimhim.

3. 3. 3. 3. And the daughter of Tyre shall come with giPsgiPsgiPsgiPs; * the richest of the people shall seek your fafafafavor.

Ge daughter of the king is clothed with splensplensplensplendor; * her robes are threaded with goldgoldgoldgold.

4. 4. 4. 4. In Cne clothing she is led to the kingkingkingking; * behind her are her maiden companions, brought to youyouyouyou.

Gey are escorted amid gladness and joyjoyjoyjoy; * they pass within the palace of the kingkingkingking.

5. 5. 5. 5. Sons will be yours to succeed your fath fath fath fathers; * you will make them rulers over all the earthearthearthearth.

I will make your name forever rememmemmemmembered. * Gus the peoples will praise you from age to ageageageage.

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All gen er a tions* shall call me bles sed; for he who is migh ty

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1. 1. 1. 1. My soul magni�es the LordLordLordLord, * and my spirit has rejoiced in God my SavSavSavSavior.

For he has regarded the humility of his handhandhandhandmaid; * for behold, from this day all generations shall call me blesblesblesblessed.

2. 2. 2. 2. For he who is mighty has done great things to memememe; * and holy is his namenamenamename.

And his mercy is from generation to generarararation * for those who fearfearfearfear him.

3. 3. 3. 3. He has shown might in his armarmarmarm; * he has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heartheartheartheart.

He has put down the mighty �om their seatseatseatseat; * and he has exalted the humhumhumhumble.

4. 4. 4. 4. He has Clled the hungry with good thingsthingsthingsthings; * and the rich he has sent away empempempempty.

He has received Israel his serserserservant, * being mindful of his mermermermercy:

As he spoke to our fathfathfathfathers, * to Abraham and to his seed forevevevever.”

Glory be to the Father …

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Let our glo ry be in the cross* of our Lord Je sus Christ;

in him we have sal va tion, life and res ur rec tion;

through him we are res cued and set free.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O God, be gracious and blessblessblessbless us * and let your face shed its light uponononon us.

So will your ways be known upon earthearthearthearth * and all nations learn your salvavavavation.

2. 2. 2. 2. Let the peoples praise you, O GodGodGodGod; * let all the peoples praisepraisepraisepraise you.

3. 3. 3. 3. Let the nations be glad and shout for joy, † with uprightness you rule the peopeopeopeoples; * you guide the nations on earthearthearthearth.

4. 4. 4. 4. Let the peoples praise you, O GodGodGodGod; * let all the peoples praisepraisepraisepraise you.

5. 5. 5. 5. Ge earth has yielded its fruitfruitfruitfruit * for God, our God, has blessedblessedblessedblessed us.

May God still give us his blessblessblessblessing * that all the ends of the earth may reverevereverevere him.

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Pro tect your peo ple, O Lord,* by the sign of the ho ly cross,

from the at tacks of all en e mies; so that our ser vice

may be a gree a ble un to you

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1. 1. 1. 1. We humbly beseech you, holy cross of GodGodGodGod, * by your power defend our hearts, guard our mindsmindsmindsminds,

sanctify our thoughts, through Jesus ChristChristChristChrist * Who hung upon youyouyouyou.

2. 2. 2. 2. You, who for the salvation of the world † hung blameless on the wood of the crosscrosscrosscross: * have mercy on the people whom you redeemeddeemeddeemeddeemed:

so that, marked with your holy signsignsignsign, * they may be safe �om all dandandandangers.

3. 3. 3. 3. O Savior of the world, save us allallallall, * and kindly expend for us all things that aidaidaidaid:

and drive all harmful things far �om usususus. * Extend the right hand of your majesty to protect tect tect tect us.

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By the sign of the cross, de li ver us from our en e mies,

O Lord our God.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I love you, LORD, my strengthstrengthstrengthstrength; * O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my savsavsavsavior;

my God, my rock where I take refrefrefrefuge; * my shield, my saving strength, my strongstrongstrongstronghold.

I cry out, “Praised be the LORDLORDLORDLORD!” * and see, I am saved from my foesfoesfoesfoes.

2. 2. 2. 2. He saved me from my powerful foefoefoefoe, * from my enemies, whose strength I could not matchmatchmatchmatch.

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Let us all re joice in the Lord* as we cel e brate this feast day

in ho nor of all the saints; it is a so lem ni ty

which caus es the An gels to re joice,

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1. Ring out your joy to the LORD, O you justjustjustjust; * for praise is Ctting for the up up up upright.

Give thanks to the LORD upon the harpharpharpharp; * with a tenstringed lute sing him songssongssongssongs.

O sing him a song that is newnewnewnew; * play skillfully, with shouts of joyjoyjoyjoy.

2. 2. 2. 2. For the word of the LORD is faithfaithfaithfaithful, * and all his works to be trusttrusttrusttrusted.

Ge LORD loves justice and rightrightrightright, * and his merciful love Clls the earthearthearthearth.

3. 3. 3. 3. By the word of the LORD the heavens were mademademademade, * by the breath of his mouth all their hosthosthosthost.

As in a Oask, he collects the waves of the o o o ocean; * he stores up the depths of the seaseaseasea.

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Ge souls of the right eous are in the hand of God,*

and no ma li cious tor ment will ev er touch them;

in the eyes of the un wise, they seem to have died;

but they are dwel ling in peace, al le lu ia.

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1. 1. 1. 1. For if before men, indeed, they be punpunpunpunished, * yet is their hope full of immortaltaltaltality;

Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessedblessedblessedblessed, * because God tried them and found them worthy of himselfselfselfself.

2. 2. 2. 2. As gold in the furnace, he provedprovedprovedproved them, * and as sacriCcial o9erings he took them to himselfselfselfself.

In the time of their visitation they shall shineshineshineshine, * and shall dart about as sparks through stub stub stub stubble;

3. 3. 3. 3. Gey shall judge nations and rule over peopeopeopeoples, * and the Lord shall be their King forevevevever.

4. 4. 4. 4. Gose who trust in him shall understand truthtruthtruthtruth, * and the faithful shall abide with him in lovelovelovelove:

Because grace and mercy are with his hohohoholy ones, * and his care is with the electectectect.

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Bles sed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God;*

bles sed are the peace mak ers, for they shall be called sons of God;

bles sed are those who suf fer per se cu tion for the sake of jus tice,

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1. 1. 1. 1. When the LORD brought back the exiles of SiSiSiSion, * we thought we were dreamdreamdreamdreaming.

Gen was our mouth �lled with laughlaughlaughlaughter; * on our tongues, songs of joyjoyjoyjoy.

2. 2. 2. 2. Gen the nations themselves said, “What great deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds * the LORD worked for themthemthemthem!”

What great deeds the LORD worked for usususus! * Indeed, we were gladgladgladglad.

3. 3. 3. 3. Bring back our exiles, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * as streams in the southsouthsouthsouth.

Gose who are sowing in tearstearstearstears * will sing when they reapreapreapreap.

4. 4. 4. 4. Gey go out, they go out, full of tearstearstearstears, * bearing seed for the sowsowsowsowing;

they come back, they come back with a songsongsongsong, * bearing their sheavessheavessheavessheaves.

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E ter nal rest grant un to them, O Lord,

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COMMEMORATION OF ALL THEFAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS)

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1. 1. 1. 1. Praise is due to youyouyouyou * in Sion, O GodGodGodGod.

To you we pay our vows in Jerurururusalem, * you who hear our prayerprayerprayerprayer.

2. 2. 2. 2. To you all Oesh will come. † Our evil deeds are too heavy for usususus, * but our transgressions you wipe awaywaywayway.

3. 3. 3. 3. Blessed is he whom you choose and callcallcallcall * to dwell in your courtscourtscourtscourts.

We are Clled with the good things of your househousehousehouse, * of your holy temtemtemtemple.

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O Lord Je sus Christ, King of glor ry,* de li ver the souls

of all the de par ted faith ful from the suf fer ings of hell

and from the deep pit; de li ver them from the mouth of the li on,

may they not be swal lowed up by hell, may they not fall in to dark ness;

but may Saint Mich ael, the stand ard bear er,

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1. 1. 1. 1. We o9er our sacsacsacsacriCces * and our prayers to you, O LordLordLordLord;

receive them for the souls that we are remembering todaydaydayday; * O Lord, make them pass from death into lifelifelifelife.

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May e ter nal light* shine up on them, O Lord,

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1. 1. 1. 1. Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD; * LORD, hear my voicevoicevoicevoice!

O let your ears be attententententive * to the sound of my pleadpleadpleadpleadings.

2. 2. 2. 2. If you, O LORD, should mark iniqiqiqiquities, * LORD, who could standstandstandstand?

But with you is found forgivegivegivegiveness, * that you may be reveredveredveredvered.

3. 3. 3. 3. I long for you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * my soul longs for his wordwordwordword.

My soul hopes in the LORDLORDLORDLORD * more than watchmen for daydaydaydaybreak.

4. 4. 4. 4. More than watchmen for daydaydaydaybreak, * let Israel hope for the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

For with the LORD there is mermermermercy, * in him is plentiful redempdempdempdemption.

It is he who will redeem IsIsIsIsrael * from all its iniqiqiqiquities.

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God is in his ho ly dwell ing place;*

the God who caus es us to dwell to geth er, one at heart, in his house;

he him self will give pow er and strength to his peo ple.

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DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICANovember 9

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1.1.1.1. Let God arise; let his foes be scatscatscatscattered. * Let those who hate him Oee from his prespresprespresence.

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; † like wax that melts before the CreCreCreCre, * so the wicked shall perish at the presence of GodGodGodGod.

2.2.2.2. But the just shall rejoice at the presence of GodGodGodGod; * they shall exult with glad rejoicjoicjoicjoicing.

O sing to God; make music to his name. † Extol the One who rides on the cloudscloudscloudsclouds. * Ge LORD is his name; exult at his prespresprespresence.

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O Lord God,* in the sim pli ci ty of my heart

I have joy ful ly of fered all things; and I have be held with im mense joy

your peo ple gath ered here. God of Is ra el,

pre serve this good in ten tion O Lord God.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Solomon held a feast at that time, † Solomon held a feast at that time: and he prosprosprosprospered, * and the Lord, the God of Israel, appeared to himhimhimhim.

2. 2. 2. 2. Ge majesty of the Lord built the temple: † all the sons of Israel saw the glory of the Lord descend upon the househousehousehouse, * and they worshipped and praised the Lord with their speechspeechspeechspeech.

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Je ru sa lem,* built as a ci ty whose parts are bound Crm ly to geth er!

It is there that the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord,

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1. 1. 1. 1. I rejoiced when they said to memememe, * “Let us go to the house of the LORDLORDLORDLORD.”

And now our feet are standstandstandstanding * within your gates, O Jerurururusalem.

Gere were set the thrones for judg judg judg judgment, * the thrones of the house of DaDaDaDavid.

2. 2. 2. 2. For the peace of Jerusalem praypraypraypray, * “May they prosper, those who lovelovelovelove you.”

May peace abide in your wallswallswallswalls, * and security be in your towtowtowtowers.

3. 3. 3. 3. For the sake of my family and friendsfriendsfriendsfriends, * let me say, “Peace uponononon you.”

For the sake of the house of the LORD, our GodGodGodGod, * I will seek good things for youyouyouyou.

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I will great ly re joice in the Lord,* and my soul shall be joy ful in my God;

for he has clothed me with the gar ments of sal va tion;

and with the robe of right eous ness he has cov ered me,

as a bride groom decked with a crown,

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will extol you, O Lord, for you have resresresrescued me: * and have not made my enemies to rejoice over memememe.

O Lord my God, I have cried to youyouyouyou, * and you have healedhealedhealedhealed me.

2. 2. 2. 2. You have brought forth, O Lord, my soul �om hellhellhellhell: * you have given me life, that I might not go down into the pitpitpitpit.

Sing to the Lord, O you his saintssaintssaintssaints: * and give praise to the memory of his hohohoholiness.

3. 3. 3. 3. For his indignation is for a momomomoment * and his favor is for a lifelifelifelifetime.

In the evening weeping abidesbidesbidesbides, * but in the morning comes gladgladgladgladness.

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Hail Mar y, full of grace,* the Lord is with thee.

Bles sed art thou a mongst wo men, al le lu ia.

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1. 1. 1. 1. And Mary said to the anananangel: * How shall this be done, because I know not manmanmanman?

2. 2. 2. 2. And the angel answering, said to her: † Ge Holy Spirit shall come uponponponpon you, * and the power of the most High shall overshadshadshadshadow you.

And therefore also the one to be born shall be called hohohoholy, * the Son of GodGodGodGod.

3. 3. 3. 3. And behold your cousin Elilililizabeth, * she also has conceived a son in her old ageageageage;

and this is the sixth month for her who is called barbarbarbarren: * Because no word shall be impossible with GodGodGodGod.

4. 4. 4. 4. And Mary said: † Behold the handmaid of the LordLordLordLord; * be it done to me according to your wordwordwordword.

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Glo ri ous things have been pro claimed * con cern ing you, O Ma ry;

for the Al might y has done mar vel ous things on your be half.

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1. 1. 1. 1. My soul magni�es the LordLordLordLord, * and my spirit has rejoiced in God my SavSavSavSavior.

For he has regarded the humility of his handhandhandhandmaid; * for behold, from this day all generations shall call me blesblesblesblessed.

2. 2. 2. 2. For he who is mighty has done great things to memememe; * and holy is his namenamenamename.

And his mercy is from generation to generarararation * for those who fearfearfearfear him.

3. 3. 3. 3. He has shown might in his armarmarmarm; * he has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heartheartheartheart.

He has put down the mighty �om their seatseatseatseat; * and he has exalted the humhumhumhumble.

4. 4. 4. 4. He has Clled the hungry with good thingsthingsthingsthings; * and the rich he has sent away empempempempty.

He has received Israel his serserserservant, * being mindful of his mercy:

As he spoke to our fathfathfathfathers, * to Abraham and to his seed forevevevever.”

Glory be to the Father …

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E ter nal rest grant un to them, O Lord,

and may per pet u al light shine up on them.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Praise is due to youyouyouyou * in Sion, O GodGodGodGod.

To you we pay our vows in Jerurururusalem, * you who hear our prayerprayerprayerprayer.

2. 2. 2. 2. To you all Oesh will come. † Our evil deeds are too heavy for usususus, * but our transgressions you wipe awaywaywayway.

3. 3. 3. 3. Blessed is he whom you choose and callcallcallcall * to dwell in your courtscourtscourtscourts.

We are Clled with the good things of your househousehousehouse, * of your holy temtemtemtemple.

Glory be to the Father …

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As for me,* I will ap pear be fore you in right eous ness;

I will be sat is Ced when your glo ry is made man i fest.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, hear a cause that is justjustjustjust; * pay heed to my crycrycrycry.

Turn your ear to my prayerprayerprayerprayer: * no deceit is on my lipslipslipslips.

From you may my justice come forthforthforthforth. * Your eyes discern what is upupupupright.

2. 2. 2. 2. Search my heart and visit me by nightnightnightnight. * Test me by Cre, and you will Cnd no wrong in memememe.

3. 3. 3. 3. My mouth does not transgress as others do; † on account of the words of your lipslipslipslips, * I closely watched the paths of the viviviviolent.

Glory be to the Father …

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Let my prayer* en ter in to your pre sence;

in cline your ear to my sup pli ca tion, O Lord.

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD and God of my salvavavavation, * I cry before you day and nightnightnightnight.

For my soul is Clled with evevevevils; * my life is on the brink of the gravegravegravegrave.

2. 2. 2. 2. I am reckoned as one in the tombtombtombtomb; * I am like a warrior without strengthstrengthstrengthstrength,

like one roaming among the deaddeaddeaddead, * like the slain lying in their gravesgravesgravesgraves,

like those you remember no moremoremoremore, * cut o9, as they are, from your handhandhandhand.

3. 3. 3. 3. You have laid me in the depths of the pitpitpitpit, * in regions that are dark and deepdeepdeepdeep.

Your anger weighs down uponononon me; * I am drowned beneath your waveswaveswaveswaves.

You have taken away my friendsfriendsfriendsfriends; * to them you have made me hatehatehatehateful.

Glory be to the Father …

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O Lord, if you were to take in to ac count our in i qui ties,*

who would with stand the test?

But for give ness a bides with you, O God of Is ra el.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD; * LORD, hear my voicevoicevoicevoice!

O let your ears be attententententive * to the sound of my pleadpleadpleadpleadings.

2. 2. 2. 2. I long for you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * my soul longs for his wordwordwordword.

My soul hopes in the LORDLORDLORDLORD * more than watchmen for daydaydaydaybreak.

3. 3. 3. 3. More than watchmen for daydaydaydaybreak, * let Israel hope for the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

For with the LORD there is mermermermercy, * in him is plentiful redempdempdempdemption.

It is he who will redeem IsIsIsIsrael * from all its iniqiqiqiquities.

Glory be to the Father …

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O Lord Je sus Christ, King of glor ry,* de li ver the souls

of all the de par ted faith ful from the suf fer ings of hell

and from the deep pit; de li ver them from the mouth of the li on,

may they not be swal lowed up by hell, may they not fall in to dark ness;

but may Saint Mich ael, the stand ard bear er,

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pre sent them in ho ly light * as you pro mised long a go

to A bra ham and his des cen dants.

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1. 1. 1. 1. We o9er our sacsacsacsacriCces * and our prayers to you, O LordLordLordLord;

receive them for the souls that we are remembering todaydaydayday; * O Lord, make them pass from death into lifelifelifelife.

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May e ter nal light* shine up on them, O Lord,

in the com pan y of your saints for e ter ni ty,

for you are full of good ness.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD; * LORD, hear my voicevoicevoicevoice!

O let your ears be attententententive * to the sound of my pleadpleadpleadpleadings.

2. 2. 2. 2. If you, O LORD, should mark iniqiqiqiquities, * LORD, who could standstandstandstand?

But with you is found forgivegivegivegiveness, * that you may be reveredveredveredvered.

3. 3. 3. 3. I long for you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * my soul longs for his wordwordwordword.

My soul hopes in the LORDLORDLORDLORD * more than watchmen for daydaydaydaybreak.

4. 4. 4. 4. More than watchmen for daydaydaydaybreak, * let Israel hope for the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

For with the LORD there is mermermermercy, * in him is plentiful redempdempdempdemption.

It is he who will redeem IsIsIsIsrael * from all its iniqiqiqiquities.

Glory be to the Father …

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God is in his ho ly dwell ing place;*

the God who caus es us to dwell to geth er, one at heart, in his house;

he him self will give pow er and strength to his peo ple.

* last time only

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1.1.1.1. Let God arise; let his foes be scatscatscatscattered. * Let those who hate him Oee from his prespresprespresence.

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; † like wax that melts before the CreCreCreCre, * so the wicked shall perish at the presence of GodGodGodGod.

2.2.2.2. But the just shall rejoice at the presence of GodGodGodGod; * they shall exult with glad rejoicjoicjoicjoicing.

O sing to God; make music to his name. † Extol the One who rides on the cloudscloudscloudsclouds. * Ge Lord is his name; exult at his prespresprespresence.

Glory be to the Father …

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Ge An gel of the Lord shall en camp*

round a bout those who fear him and shall de li ver them;

taste and see how good the Lord is.

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1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboastboastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladgladglad.

2. 2. 2. 2. Glorify the LORD with memememe; * together let us praise his namenamenamename.

I sought the LORD, and he answered memememe; * from all my terrors he set me freefreefreefree.

3. 3. 3. 3. Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distresstresstresstress.

4. 4. 4. 4. Fear the LORD, you his hohohoholy ones. * Gey lack nothing, those who fearfearfearfear him.

Ge rich su9er want and go hunhunhunhungry, * but those who seek the LORD lack no blesblesblesblessing.

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In you have I put my trust, O Lord;* I said:

"You are my God, my des tin y is in your hands.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Let your face shine on your serserserservant. * Save me in your merciful lovelovelovelove.

Let me not be put to shame, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * for I call on youyouyouyou;

let the wicked be shamedshamedshamedshamed! * Let them be silenced in the gravegravegravegrave!

2. 2. 2. 2. Let lying lips be stilled, † that speak haughtily against the justjustjustjust man * with pride and contempttempttempttempt.”

3. 3. 3. 3. How great is the goodness, LORDLORDLORDLORD, * that you keep for those who fearfearfearfear you,

that you show to those who trusttrusttrusttrust you * in the sight of the children of menmenmenmen.

4. 4. 4. 4. You hide them in the shelter of your pres pres pres presence, * secure from human schemschemschemscheming;

you keep them safe within your tent tent tent tent * from disputing tonguestonguestonguestongues.

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Bles sed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God;*

bles sed are the peace mak ers, for they shall be called sons of God;

bles sed are those who suf fer per se cu tion for the sake of jus tice,

for theirs is the king dom of hea ven.

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1. 1. 1. 1. When the LORD brought back the exiles of SiSiSiSion, * we thought we were dreamdreamdreamdreaming.

Gen was our mouth �lled with laughlaughlaughlaughter; * on our tongues, songs of joyjoyjoyjoy.

2. 2. 2. 2. Gen the nations themselves said, “What great deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds * the LORD worked for themthemthemthem!”

What great deeds the LORD worked for usususus! * Indeed, we were gladgladgladglad.

3. 3. 3. 3. Bring back our exiles, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * as streams in the southsouthsouthsouth.

Gose who are sowing in tearstearstearstears * will sing when they reapreapreapreap.

4. 4. 4. 4. Gey go out, they go out, full of tearstearstearstears, * bearing seed for the sowsowsowsowing;

they come back, they come back with a songsongsongsong, * bearing their sheavessheavessheavessheaves.

Glory be to the Father …

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Seek Crst the king dom of God,* and all the rest

will be giv en to you in ad di tion, says the Lord.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Do not fret because of the wickwickwickwicked; * do not envy those who do ev ev ev evil,

Trust in the LORD and do goodgoodgoodgood; * then you will dwell in the land and safely paspaspaspasture.

Better the few possessions of the justjustjustjust, * than the abundant wealth of the wickwickwickwicked;

2. 2. 2. 2. Ge LORD takes note of the days of the blameblameblameblameless; * their heritage will last forevevevever.

Gey shall not be put to shame in evil daysdaysdaysdays; * in time of famine they shall have their CllCllCllCll.

By the LORD are the steps made CrmCrmCrmCrm * of one in whose path He delightslightslightslights.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gen turn away from evil and do goodgoodgoodgood, * and you may abide forevevevever;

for indeed, the LORD loves jusjusjusjustice, * and will never forsake his faithfaithfaithfaithful.

4. 4. 4. 4. Ge unjust shall be wiped out forevevevever, * and the descendants of the wicked destroyedstroyedstroyedstroyed.

Ge just shall inherit the landlandlandland; * there they shall abide forevevevever.

Gen wait for the LORD, keep to his way. † He will exalt you to inherit the landlandlandland, *

Glory be to the Father …

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