Psalm 92   Bonum est confiteri

 1 It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, *
and to sing praises to your name, O Most High;

 2 To tell of your loving-kindness early in the morning *
and of your faithfulness in the night season;

 3 On the psaltery, and on the lyre, *
and to the melody of the harp.

 4 For you have made me glad by your acts, O Lord; *
and I shout for joy because of the works of your hands.

 5 Lord, how great are your works! *
your thoughts are very deep.

 6 The dullard does not know,
nor does the fool understand, *
that though the wicked grow like weeds,
and all the workers of iniquity flourish,

 7 They flourish only to be destroyed for ever; *
but you, O Lord, are exalted for evermore.

 8 For lo, your enemies, O Lord,
lo, your enemies shall perish, *
and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

 9 But my horn you have exalted like the horns of wild bulls; *
I am anointed with fresh oil.

 10 My eyes also gloat over my enemies, *
and my ears rejoice to hear the doom of the wicked who rise up against me.

 11 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, *
and shall spread abroad like a cedar of Lebanon.

 12 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord *
shall flourish in the courts of our God;

 13 They shall still bear fruit in old age; *
they shall be green and succulent;

 14 That they may show how upright the Lord is, *
my rock, in whom there is no fault.

 Psalm 93   Dominus regnavit

 1 The Lord is king;
he has put on splendid apparel; *
the Lord has put on his apparel and girded himself with strength.

 2 He has made the whole world so sure *
that it cannot be moved;

 3 Ever since the world began, your throne has been established; *
you are from everlasting.

 4 The waters have lifted up, O Lord,
the waters have lifted up their voice; *
the waters have lifted up their pounding waves.

 5 Mightier than the sound of many waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea, *
mightier is the Lord who dwells on high.

 6 Your testimonies are very sure, *
and holiness adorns your house, O Lord,
for ever and for evermore.

 Psalm 94   Deus ultionum

 1 O Lord God of vengeance, *
O God of vengeance, show yourself.

 2 Rise up, O Judge of the world; *
give the arrogant their just deserts.

 3 How long shall the wicked, O Lord, *
how long shall the wicked triumph?

 4 They bluster in their insolence; *
all evildoers are full of boasting.

 5 They crush your people, O Lord, *
and afflict your chosen nation.

 6 They murder the widow and the stranger *
and put the orphans to death.

 7 Yet they say, "The Lord does not see, *
the God of Jacob takes no notice."

 8 Consider well, you dullards among the people; *
when will you fools understand?

 9 He that planted the ear, does he not hear? *
he that formed the eye, does he not see?

 10 He who admonishes the nations, will he not punish? *
he who teaches all the world, has he no knowledge?

 11 The Lord knows our human thoughts; *
how like a puff of wind they are.

 12 Happy are they whom you instruct, O Lord! *
whom you teach out of your law;

 13 To give them rest in evil days, *
until a pit is dug for the wicked.

 14 For the Lord will not abandon his people, *
nor will he forsake his own.

 15 For judgement will again be just, *
and all the true of heart will follow it.

 16 Who rose up for me against the wicked? *
who took my part against the evildoers?

 17 If the Lord had not come to my help, *
I should soon have dwelt in the land of silence.

 18 As often as I said, "My foot has slipped," *
your love, O Lord, upheld me.

 19 When many cares fill my mind, *
your consolations cheer my soul.

 20 Can a corrupt tribunal have any part with you, *
one which frames evil into law?

 21 They conspire against the life of the just *
and condemn the innocent to death.

 22 But the Lord has become my stronghold, *
and my God the rock of my trust.

 23 He will turn their wickedness back upon them and destroy them in their own malice; *
the Lord our God will destroy them.

 Psalm 95   Venite, exultemus

 1 Come, let us sing to the Lord; *
let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation.

 2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving *
and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.

 3 For the Lord is a great God, *
and a great king above all gods.

 4 In his hand are the caverns of the earth, *
and the heights of the hills are his also.

 5 The sea is his, for he made it, *
and his hands have molded the dry land.

 6 Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, *
and kneel before the Lord our Maker.

 7 For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. *
Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!

 8 Harden not your hearts, as your forebears did in the wilderness, *
at Meribah, and on that day at Massah, when they tempted me.

 9 They put me to the test, *
though they had seen my works.

 10 Forty years long I detested that generation and said, *
"This people are wayward in their hearts; they do not know my ways."

 11 So I swore in my wrath, *
"They shall not enter into my rest."

 Psalm 96   Cantate Domino

 1 Sing to the Lord a new song; *
sing to the Lord, all the whole earth.

 2 Sing to the Lord and bless his name; *
proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day.

 3 Declare his glory among the nations *
and his wonders among all peoples.

 4 For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; *
he is more to be feared than all gods.

 5 As for all the gods of the nations, they are but idols; *
but it is the Lord who made the heavens.

 6 Oh, the majesty and magnificence of his presence! *
Oh, the power and the splendour of his sanctuary!

 7 Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples; *
ascribe to the Lord honour and power.

 8 Ascribe to the Lord the honour due his name; *
bring offerings and come into his courts.

 9 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; *
let the whole earth tremble before him.

 10 Tell it out among the nations: "The Lord is king! *
he has made the world so firm that it cannot be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity."

 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
let the sea thunder and all that is in it; *
let the field be joyful and all that is therein.

 12 Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy before the Lord when he comes, *
when he comes to judge the earth.

 13 He will judge the world with righteousness *
and the peoples with his truth.

 Psalm 97   Dominus regnavit

 1 The Lord is king;
let the earth rejoice; *
let the multitude of the isles be glad.

 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him, *
righteousness and justice are the foundations of his throne.

 3 A fire goes before him *
and burns up his enemies on every side.

 4 His lightnings light up the world; *
the earth sees it and is afraid.

 5 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, *
at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

 6 The heavens declare his righteousness, *
and all the peoples see his glory.

 7 Confounded be all who worship carved images and delight in false gods! *
Bow down before him, all you gods.

 8 Zion hears and is glad, and the cities of Judah rejoice, *
because of your judgements, O Lord.

 9 For you are the Lord,
most high over all the earth; *
you are exalted far above all gods.

 10 The Lord loves those who hate evil; *
he preserves the lives of his saints and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

 11 Light has sprung up for the righteous, *
and joyful gladness for those who are truehearted.

 12 Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, *
and give thanks to his holy name.

 Psalm 98   Cantate Domino

 1 Sing to the Lord a new song, *
for he has done marvellous things.

 2 With his right hand and his holy arm *
has he won for himself the victory.

 3 The Lord has made known his victory; *
his righteousness has he openly shown in the sight of the nations.

 4 He remembers his mercy and faithfulness to the house of Israel, *
and all the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.

 5 Shout with joy to the Lord, all you lands; *
lift up your voice, rejoice, and sing.

 6 Sing to the Lord with the harp, *
with the harp and the voice of song.

 7 With trumpets and the sound of the horn *
shout with joy before the King, the Lord.

 8 Let the sea make a noise and all that is in it, *
the lands and those who dwell therein.

 9 Let the rivers clap their hands, *
and let the hills ring out with joy before the Lord,
when he comes to judge the earth.

 10 In righteousness shall he judge the world *
and the peoples with equity.

 Psalm 99   Dominus regnavit

 1 The Lord is king;
let the people tremble; *
he is enthroned upon the Cherubim;
let the earth shake.

 2 The Lord is great in Zion; *
he is high above all peoples.

 3 Let them confess his name, which is great and awesome; *
he is the Holy One.

 4 "O mighty King, lover of justice,
you have established equity; *
you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob."

 5 Proclaim the greatness of the Lord our God and fall down before his footstool; *
he is the Holy One.

 6 Moses and Aaron among his priests,
and Samuel among those who call upon his name, *
they called upon the Lord, and he answered them.

 7 He spoke to them out of the pillar of cloud; *
they kept his testimonies and the decree that he gave them.

 8 "O Lord our God, you answered them indeed; *
you were a God who forgave them,
yet punished them for their evil deeds."

 9 Proclaim the greatness of the Lord our God and worship him upon his holy hill; *
for the Lord our God is the Holy One.

 Psalm 100   Jubilate Deo

 1 Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; *
serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song.

 2 Know this: The Lord himself is God; *
he himself has made us, and we are his;
we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

 3 Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise; *
give thanks to him and call upon his name.

 4 For the Lord is good;
his mercy is everlasting; *
and his faithfulness endures from age to age.

 Psalm 101   Misericordiam et judicium

 1 I will sing of mercy and justice; *
to you, O Lord, will I sing praises.

 2 I will strive to follow a blameless course;
oh, when will you come to me? *
I will walk with sincerity of heart within my house.

 3 I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; *
I hate the doers of evil deeds;
they shall not remain with me.

 4 A crooked heart shall be far from me; *
I will not know evil.

 5 Those who in secret slander their neighbours I will destroy; *
those who have a haughty look and a proud heart I cannot abide.

 6 My eyes are upon the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me, *
and only those who lead a blameless life shall be my servants.

 7 Those who act deceitfully shall not dwell in my house, *
and those who tell lies shall not continue in my sight.

 8 I will soon destroy all the wicked in the land, *
that I may root out all evildoers from the city of the Lord.

 Psalm 102   Domine, exaudi

 1 Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come before you; *
hide not your face from me in the day of my trouble.

 2 Incline your ear to me; *
when I call, make haste to answer me,

 3 For my days drift away like smoke, *
and my bones are hot as burning coals.

 4 My heart is smitten like grass and withered, *
so that I forget to eat my bread.

 5 Because of the voice of my groaning *
I am but skin and bones.

 6 I have become like a vulture in the wilderness, *
like an owl among the ruins.

 7 I lie awake and groan; *
I am like a sparrow, lonely on a house-top.

 8 My enemies revile me all day long, *
and those who scoff at me have taken an oath against me.

 9 For I have eaten ashes for bread *
and mingled my drink with weeping.

 10 Because of your indignation and wrath *
you have lifted me up and thrown me away.

 11 My days pass away like a shadow, *
and I wither like the grass.

 12 But you, O Lord, endure for ever, *
and your name from age to age.

 13 You will arise and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to have mercy upon her; *
indeed, the appointed time has come.

 14 For your servants love her very rubble, *
and are moved to pity even for her dust.

 15 The nations shall fear your name, O Lord, *
and all the kings of the earth your glory.

 16 For the Lord will build up Zion, *
and his glory will appear.

 17 He will look with favour on the prayer of the homeless; *
he will not despise their plea.

 18 Let this be written for a future generation, *
so that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord.

 19 For the Lord looked down from his holy place on high; *
from the heavens he beheld the earth;

 20 That he might hear the groan of the captive *
and set free those condemned to die;

 21 That they may declare in Zion the name of the Lord, *
and his praise in Jerusalem;

 22 When the peoples are gathered together, *
and the kingdoms also, to serve the Lord.

 23 He has brought down my strength before my time; *
he has shortened the number of my days;

 24 And I said, "O my God,
do not take me away in the midst of my days; *
your years endure throughout all generations.

 25 In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, *
and the heavens are the work of your hands;

 26 They shall perish, but you will endure;
they all shall wear out like a garment; *
as clothing you will change them,
and they shall be changed;

 27 But you are always the same, *
and your years will never end.

 28 The children of your servants shall continue, *
and their offspring shall stand fast in your sight."

 Psalm 103   Benedic, anima mea

 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, *
and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, *
and forget not all his benefits.

 3 He forgives all your sins *
and heals all your infirmities;

 4 He redeems your life from the grave *
and crowns you with mercy and loving-kindness;

 5 He satisfies you with good things, *
and your youth is renewed like an eagle's.

 6 The Lord executes righteousness *
and judgement for all who are oppressed.

 7 He made his ways known to Moses *
and his works to the children of Israel.

 8 The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, *
slow to anger and of great kindness.

 9 He will not always accuse us, *
nor will he keep his anger for ever.

 10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, *
nor rewarded us according to our wickedness.

 11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, *
so is his mercy great upon those who fear him.

 12 As far as the east is from the west, *
so far has he removed our sins from us.

 13 As a father cares for his children, *
so does the Lord care for those who fear him.

 14 For he himself knows whereof we are made; *
he remembers that we are but dust.

 15 Our days are like the grass; *
we flourish like a flower of the field;

 16 When the wind goes over it, it is gone, *
and its place shall know it no more.

 17 But the merciful goodness of the Lord endures for ever on those who fear him, *
and his righteousness on children's children;

 18 On those who keep his covenant *
and remember his commandments and do them.

 19 The Lord has set his throne in heaven, *
and his kingship has dominion over all.

 20 Bless the Lord, you angels of his,
you mighty ones who do his bidding, *
and hearken to the voice of his word.

 21 Bless the Lord, all you his hosts, *
you ministers of his who do his will.

 22 Bless the Lord, all you works of his,
in all places of his dominion; *
bless the Lord, O my soul.

 Psalm 104   Benedic, anima mea

 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; *
O Lord my God, how excellent is your greatness!
you are clothed with majesty and splendour.

 2 You wrap yourself with light as with a cloak *
and spread out the heavens like a curtain.

 3 You lay the beams of your chambers in the waters above; *
you make the clouds your chariot;
you ride on the wings of the wind.

 4 You make the winds your messengers *
and flames of fire your servants.

 5 You have set the earth upon its foundations, *
so that it never shall move at any time.

 6 You covered it with the deep as with a mantle; *
the waters stood higher than the mountains.

 7 At your rebuke they fled; *
at the voice of your thunder they hastened away.

 8 They went up into the hills and down to the valleys beneath, *
to the places you had appointed for them.

 9 You set the limits that they should not pass; *
they shall not again cover the earth.

 10 You send the springs into the valleys; *
they flow between the mountains.

 11 All the beasts of the field drink their fill from them, *
and the wild asses quench their thirst.

 12 Beside them the birds of the air make their nests *
and sing among the branches.

 13 You water the mountains from your dwelling on high; *
the earth is fully satisfied by the fruit of your works.

 14 You make grass grow for flocks and herds *
and plants to serve mankind;

 15 That they may bring forth food from the earth, *
and wine to gladden our hearts,

 16 Oil to make a cheerful countenance, *
and bread to strengthen the heart.

 17 The trees of the Lord are full of sap, *
the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,

 18 In which the birds build their nests, *
and in whose tops the stork makes his dwelling.

 19 The high hills are a refuge for the mountain goats, *
and the stony cliffs for the rock badgers.

 20 You appointed the moon to mark the seasons, *
and the sun knows the time of its setting.

 21 You make darkness that it may be night, *
in which all the beasts of the forest prowl.

 22 The lions roar after their prey *
and seek their food from God.

 23 The sun rises, and they slip away *
and lay themselves down in their dens.

 24 Man goes forth to his work *
and to his labour until the evening.

 25 O Lord, how manifold are your works! *
in wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.

 26 Yonder is the great and wide sea with its living things too many to number, *
creatures both small and great.

 27 There move the ships,
and there is that Leviathan, *
which you have made for the sport of it.

 28 All of them look to you *
to give them their food in due season.

 29 You give it to them; they gather it; *
you open your hand, and they are filled with good things.

 30 You hide your face, and they are terrified; *
you take away their breath,
and they die and return to their dust.

 31 You send forth your Spirit, and they are created; *
and so you renew the face of the earth.

 32 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever; *
may the Lord rejoice in all his works.

 33 He looks at the earth and it trembles; *
he touches the mountains and they smoke.

 34 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; *
I will praise my God while I have my being.

 35 May these words of mine please him; *
I will rejoice in the Lord.

 36 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, *
and the wicked be no more.

 37 Bless the Lord, O my soul. *
Hallelujah!

 Psalm 105   Confitemini Domino

Part I

 1 Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his name; *
make known his deeds among the peoples.

 2 Sing to him, sing praises to him, *
and speak of all his marvellous works.

 3 Glory in his holy name; *
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

 4 Search for the Lord and his strength; *
continually seek his face.

 5 Remember the marvels he has done, *
his wonders and the judgements of his mouth,

 6 O offspring of Abraham his servant, *
O children of Jacob his chosen.

 7 He is the Lord our God; *
his judgements prevail in all the world.

 8 He has always been mindful of his covenant, *
the promise he made for a thousand generations:

 9 The covenant he made with Abraham, *
the oath that he swore to Isaac,

 10 Which he established as a statute for Jacob, *
an everlasting covenant for Israel,

 11 Saying, "To you will I give the land of Canaan *
to be your allotted inheritance."

 12 When they were few in number, *
of little account, and sojourners in the land,

 13 Wandering from nation to nation *
and from one kingdom to another,

 14 He let no one oppress them *
and rebuked kings for their sake,

 15 Saying, "Do not touch my anointed *
and do my prophets no harm."

 16 Then he called for a famine in the land *
and destroyed the supply of bread.

 17 He sent a man before them, *
Joseph, who was sold as a slave

 18 They bruised his feet in fetters; *
his neck they put in an iron collar.

 19 Until his prediction came to pass, *
the word of the Lord tested him.

 20 The king sent and released him; *
the ruler of the peoples set him free.

 21 He set him as master over his household, *
as a ruler over all his possessions,

 22 To instruct his princes according to his will *
And to teach his elders wisdom.

 Psalm 105

Part II

 23 Israel came into Egypt, *
and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.

 24 The Lord made his people exceedingly fruitful; *
he made them stronger than their enemies;

 25 Whose heart he turned, so that they hated his people, *
and dealt unjustly with his servants.

 26 He sent Moses his servant, *
and Aaron whom he had chosen.

 27 They worked his signs among them, *
and portents in the land of Ham.

 28 He sent darkness, and it grew dark; *
but the Egyptians rebelled against his words.

 29 He turned their waters into blood *
and caused their fish to die.

 30 Their land was overrun by frogs, *
in the very chambers of their kings.

 31 He spoke, and there came swarms of insects *
and gnats within all their borders.

 32 He gave them hailstones instead of rain, *
and flames of fire throughout their land.

 33 He blasted their vines and their fig trees *
and shattered every tree in their country.

 34 He spoke, and the locust came, *
and young locusts without number,

 35 Which ate up all the green plants in their land *
and devoured the fruit of their soil.

 36 He struck down the firstborn of their land, *
the firstfruits of all their strength.

 37 He led out his people with silver and gold; *
in all their tribes there was not one that stumbled.

 38 Egypt was glad of their going, *
because they were afraid of them.

 39 He spread out a cloud for a covering *
and a fire to give light in the night season.

 40 They asked, and quails appeared, *
and he satisfied them with bread from heaven.

 41 He opened the rock, and water flowed, *
so the river ran in the dry places.

 42 For God remembered his holy word *
and Abraham his servant.

 43 So he led forth his people with gladness, *
his chosen with shouts of joy.

 44 He gave his people the lands of the nations, *
and they took the fruit of others' toil,

 45 That they might keep his statutes *
and observe his laws.
Hallelujah!

 Psalm 106   Confitemini Domino

Part I

 1 Hallelujah!
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, *
for his mercy endures for ever.

 2 Who can declare the mighty acts of the Lord *
or show forth all his praise?

 3 Happy are those who act with justice *
and always do what is right!

 4 Remember me, O Lord, with the favour you have for your people, *
and visit me with your saving help;

 5 That I may see the prosperity of your elect and be glad with the gladness of your people, *
that I may glory with your inheritance.

 6 We have sinned as our forebears did; *
we have done wrong and dealt wickedly.

 7 In Egypt they did not consider your marvellous works,
nor remember the abundance of your love; *
they defied the Most High at the Red Sea.

 8 But he saved them for his name's sake, *
to make his power known.

 9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up, *
and he led them through the deep as through a desert.

 10 He saved them from the hand of those who hated them *
and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

 11 The waters covered their oppressors; *
not one of them was left.

 12 Then they believed his words *
and sang him songs of praise.

 13 But they soon forgot his deeds *
and did not wait for his counsel.

 14 A craving seized them in the wilderness, *
and they put God to the test in the desert.

 15 He gave them what they asked, *
but sent leanness into their soul.

 16 They envied Moses in the camp, *
and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.

 17 The earth opened and swallowed Dathan *
and covered the company of Abiram.

 18 Fire blazed up against their company, *
and flames devoured the wicked.

 Psalm 106

Part II

 19 Israel made a bull-calf at Horeb *
and worshipped a molten image;

 20 And so they exchanged their Glory *
for the image of an ox that feeds on grass.

 21 They forgot God their saviour, *
who had done great things in Egypt,

 22 Wonderful deeds in the land of Ham, *
and fearful things at the Red Sea.

 23 So he would have destroyed them,
had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, *
to turn away his wrath from consuming them.

 24 They refused the pleasant land *
and would not believe his promise.

 25 They grumbled in their tents *
and would not listen to the voice of the Lord.

 26 So he lifted his hand against them, *
to overthrow them in the wilderness,

 27 To cast out their seed among the nations, *
and to scatter them throughout the lands.

 28 They joined themselves to Baal-Peor *
and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

 29 They provoked him to anger with their actions, *
and a plague broke out among them.

 30 Then Phinehas stood up and interceded, *
and the plague came to an end.

 31 This was reckoned to him as righteousness *
throughout all generations for ever.

 32 Again they provoked his anger at the waters of Meribah, *
so that he punished Moses because of them;

 33 For they so embittered his spirit *
that he spoke rash words with his lips.

 34 They did not destroy the peoples *
as the Lord had commanded them.

 35 They intermingled with the heathen *
and learned their pagan ways,

 36 So that they worshipped their idols, *
which became a snare to them.

 37 They sacrificed their sons *
and their daughters to evil spirits.

 38 They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and daughters, *
which they offered to the idols of Canaan,
and the land was defiled with blood.

 39 Thus they were polluted by their actions *
and went whoring in their evil deeds.

 40 Therefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against his people *
and he abhorred his inheritance.

 41 He gave them over to the hand of the heathen, *
and those who hated them ruled over them.

 42 Their enemies oppressed them, *
and they were humbled under their hand.

 43 Many a time did he deliver them,
but they rebelled through their own devices, *
and were brought down in their iniquity.

 44 Nevertheless, he saw their distress, *
when he heard their lamentation.

 45 He remembered his covenant with them *
and relented in accordance with his great mercy.

 46 He caused them to be pitied *
by those who held them captive.

 47 Save us, O Lord our God,
and gather us from among the nations, *
that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.

 48 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting and to everlasting; *
and let all the people say, "Amen!"
Hallelujah!

 Psalm 107   Confitemini Domino

Part I

 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, *
and his mercy endures for ever.

 2 Let all those whom the Lord has redeemed proclaim *
that he redeemed them from the hand of the foe.

 3 He gathered them out of the lands; *
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.

 4 Some wandered in desert wastes; *
they found no way to a city where they might dwell.

 5 They were hungry and thirsty; *
their spirits languished within them.

 6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.

 7 He put their feet on a straight path *
to go to a city where they might dwell.

 8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.

 9 For he satisfies the thirsty *
and fills the hungry with good things.

 10 Some sat in darkness and deep gloom, *
bound fast in misery and iron;

 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God *
and despised the counsel of the Most High.

 12 So he humbled their spirits with hard labour; *
they stumbled, and there was none to help.

 13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.

 14 He led them out of darkness and deep gloom *
and broke their bonds asunder.

 15 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.

 16 For he shatters the doors of bronze *
and breaks in two the iron bars.

 17 Some were fools and took to rebellious ways; *
they were afflicted because of their sins.

 18 They abhorred all manner of food *
and drew near to death's door.

 19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.

 20 He sent forth his word and healed them *
and saved them from the grave.

 21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.

 22 Let them offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving *
and tell of his acts with shouts of joy.

 23 Some went down to the sea in ships *
and plied their trade in deep waters;

 24 They beheld the works of the Lord *
and his wonders in the deep.

 25 Then he spoke, and a stormy wind arose, *
which tossed high the waves of the sea.

 26 They mounted up to the heavens and fell back to the depths; *
their hearts melted because of their peril.

 27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards *
and were at their wits' end.

 28 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.

 29 He stilled the storm to a whisper *
and quieted the waves of the sea.

 30 Then were they glad because of the calm, *
and he brought them to the harbour they were bound for.

 31 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.

 32 Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people *
and praise him in the council of the elders.

 Psalm 107

Part II

 33 The Lord changed rivers into deserts, *
and water-springs into thirsty ground,

 34 A fruitful land into salt flats, *
because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.

 35 He changed deserts into pools of water *
and dry land into water-springs.

 36 He settled the hungry there, *
and they founded a city to dwell in.

 37 They sowed fields, and planted vineyards, *
and brought in a fruitful harvest.

 38 He blessed them, so that they increased greatly; *
he did not let their herds decrease.

 39 Yet when they were diminished and brought low, *
through stress of adversity and sorrow,

 40 (He pours contempt on princes *
and makes them wander in trackless wastes)

 41 He lifted up the poor out of misery *
and multiplied their families like flocks of sheep.

 42 The upright will see this and rejoice, *
but all wickedness will shut its mouth.

 43 Whoever is wise will ponder these things, *
and consider well the mercies of the Lord.

 Psalm 108   Paratum cor meum

 1 My heart is firmly fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; *
I will sing and make melody.

 2 Wake up, my spirit;
awake, lute and harp; *
I myself will waken the dawn.

 3 I will confess you among the peoples, O Lord; *
I will sing praises to you among the nations.

 4 For your loving-kindness is greater than the heavens, *
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

 5 Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God, *
and your glory over all the earth.

 6 So that those who are dear to you may be delivered, *
save with your right hand and answer me.

 7 God spoke from his holy place and said, *
"I will exult and parcel out Shechem;
I will divide the valley of Succoth.

 8 Gilead is mine and Manasseh is mine; *
Ephraim is my helmet and Judah my sceptre.

 9 Moab is my washbasin,
on Edom I throw down my sandal to claim it, *
and over Philistia will I shout in triumph."

 10 Who will lead me into the strong city? *
who will bring me into Edom?

 11 Have you not cast us off, O God? *
you no longer go out, O God, with our armies.

 12 Grant us your help against the enemy, *
for vain is the help of man.

 13 With God we will do valiant deeds, *
and he shall tread our enemies under foot.

 Psalm 109   Deua, laudem

 1 Hold not your tongue, O God of my praise; *
for the mouth of the wicked,
the mouth of the deceitful, is opened against me.

 2 They speak to me with a lying tongue; *
they encompass me with hateful words and fight against me without a cause.

 3 Despite my love, they accuse me; *
but as for me, I pray for them.

 4 They repay evil for good, *
and hatred for my love.

 5 Set a wicked man against him, *
and let an accuser stand at his right hand.

 6 When he is judged, let him be found guilty, *
and let his appeal be in vain.

 7 Let his days be few, *
and let another take his office.

 8 Let his children be fatherless, *
and his wife become a widow.

 9 Let his children be waifs and beggars; *
let them be driven from the ruins of their homes.

 10 Let the creditor seize everything he has; *
let strangers plunder his gains.

 11 Let there be no one to show him kindness, *
and none to pity his fatherless children.

 12 Let his descendants be destroyed, *
and his name be blotted out in the next generation.

 13 Let the wickedness of his fathers be remembered before the Lord, *
and his mother's sin not be blotted out;

 14 Let their sin be always before the Lord; *
but let him root out their names from the earth;

 15 Because he did not remember to show mercy, *
but persecuted the poor and needy and sought to kill the brokenhearted.

 16 He loved cursing,
let it come upon him; *
he took no delight in blessing,
let it depart from him.

 17 He put on cursing like a garment, *
let it soak into his body like water and into his bones like oil;

 18 Let it be to him like the cloak which he wraps around himself, *
and like the belt that he wears continually.

 19 Let this be the recompense from the Lord to my accusers, *
and to those who speak evil against me.

 20 But you, O Lord my God,
oh, deal with me according to your name; *
for your tender mercy's sake, deliver me.

 21 For I am poor and needy, *
and my heart is wounded within me.

 22 I have faded away like a shadow when it lengthens; *
I am shaken off like a locust.

 23 My knees are weak through fasting, *
and my flesh is wasted and gaunt.

 24 I have become a reproach to them; *
they see and shake their heads.

 25 Help me, O Lord my God; *
save me for your mercy's sake.

 26 Let them know that this is your hand, *
that you, O Lord, have done it.

 27 They may curse, but you will bless; *
let those who rise up against me be put to shame,
and your servant will rejoice.

 28 Let my accusers be clothed with disgrace *
and wrap themselves in their shame as in a cloak.

 29 I will give great thanks to the Lord with my mouth; *
in the midst of the multitude will I praise him;

 30 Because he stands at the right hand of the needy, *
to save his life from those who would condemn him.

 Psalm 110   Dixit Dominus

 1 The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, *
until I make your enemies your footstool."

 2 The Lord will send the sceptre of your power out of Zion, *
saying, "Rule over your enemies round about you.

 3 Princely state has been yours from the day of your birth, *
in the beauty of holiness have I begotten you,
like dew from the womb of the morning."

 4 The Lord has sworn and he will not recant: *
"You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek."

 5 The Lord who is at your right hand will smite kings in the day of his wrath; *
he will rule over the nations.

 6 He will heap high the corpses; *
he will smash heads over the wide earth.

 7 He will drink from the brook beside the road; *
therefore he will lift high his head.

 Psalm 111   Confitebor tibi

 1 Hallelujah!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, *
in the assembly of the upright, in the congregation.

 2 Great are the deeds of the Lord! *
they are studied by all who delight in them.

 3 His work is full of majesty and splendour, *
and his righteousness endures for ever.

 4 He makes his marvellous works to be remembered; *
the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

 5 He gives food to those who fear him; *
he is ever mindful of his covenant.

 6 He has shown his people the power of his works *
in giving them the lands of the nations.

 7 The works of his hands are faithfulness and justice; *
all his commandments are sure.

 8 They stand fast for ever and ever, *
because they are done in truth and equity.

 9 He sent redemption to his people;
he commanded his covenant for ever; *
holy and awesome is his name.

 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; *
those who act accordingly have a good understanding;
his praise endures for ever.

 Psalm 112   Beatus vir

 1 Hallelujah!
Happy are they who fear the Lord *
and have great delight in his commandments!

 2 Their descendants will be mighty in the land; *
the generation of the upright will be blessed.

 3 Wealth and riches will be in their house, *
and their righteousness will last for ever.

 4 Light shines in the darkness for the upright; *
the righteous are merciful and full of compassion.

 5 It is good for them to be generous in lending *
and to manage their affairs with justice.

 6 For they will never be shaken; *
the righteous will be kept in everlasting remembrance.

 7 They will not be afraid of any evil rumours; *
their heart is right;
they put their trust in the Lord.

 8 Their heart is established and will not shrink, *
until they see their desire upon their enemies.

 9 They have given freely to the poor, *
and their righteousness stands fast for ever;
they will hold up their head with honour.

 10 The wicked will see it and be angry;
they will gnash their teeth and pine away; *
the desires of the wicked will perish.

 Psalm 113   Laudate, pueri

 1 Hallelujah!
Give praise, you servants of the Lord; *
praise the name of the Lord.

 2 Let the name of the Lord be blessed, *
from this time forth for evermore.

 3 From the rising of the sun to its going down *
let the name of the Lord be praised.

 4 The Lord is high above all nations, *
and his glory above the heavens.

 5 Who is like the Lord our God, who sits enthroned on high, *
but stoops to behold the heavens and the earth?

 6 He takes up the weak out of the dust *
and lifts up the poor from the ashes.

 7 He sets them with the princes, *
with the princes of his people.

 8 He makes the woman of a childless house *
to be a joyful mother of children.

 Psalm 114   In exitu Israel

 1 Hallelujah!
When Israel came out of Egypt, *
the house of Jacob from a people of strange speech,

 2 Judah became God's sanctuary *
and Israel his dominion.

 3 The sea beheld it and fled; *
Jordan turned and went back.

 4 The mountains skipped like rams, *
and the little hills like young sheep.

 5 What ailed you, O sea, that you fled? *
O Jordan, that you turned back?

 6 You mountains, that you skipped like rams? *
you little hills like young sheep?

 7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, *
at the presence of the God of Jacob.

 8 Who turned the hard rock into a pool of water *
and flint-stone into a flowing spring.

 Psalm 115   Non nobis, Domine

 1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
but to your name give glory; *
because of your love and because of your faithfulness.

 2 Why should the heathen say, *
"Where then is their God?"

 3 Our God is in heaven; *
whatever he wills to do he does.

 4 Their idols are silver and gold, *
the work of human hands.

 5 They have mouths, but they cannot speak; *
eyes have they, but they cannot see;

 6 They have ears, but they cannot hear; *
noses, but they cannot smell;

 7 They have hands, but they cannot feel;
feet, but they cannot walk; *
they make no sound with their throat.

 8 Those who make them are like them, *
and so are all who put their trust in them.

 9 O Israel, trust in the Lord; *
he is their help and their shield.

 10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord; *
he is their help and their shield.

 11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord; *
he is their help and their shield.

 12 The Lord has been mindful of us, and he will bless us; *
he will bless the house of Israel;
he will bless the house of Aaron;

 13 He will bless those who fear the Lord, *
both small and great together.

 14 May the Lord increase you more and more, *
you and your children after you.

 15 May you be blessed by the Lord, *
the maker of heaven and earth.

 16 The heaven of heavens is the Lord's, *
but he entrusted the earth to its peoples.

 17 The dead do not praise the Lord, *
nor all those who go down into silence;

 18 But we will bless the Lord, *
from this time forth for evermore.
Hallelujah!

 Psalm 116   Dilexi, quoniam

 1 I love the Lord, because he has heard the voice of my supplication, *
because he has inclined his ear to me whenever I called upon him.

 2 The cords of death entangled me;
the grip of the grave took hold of me; *
I came to grief and sorrow.

 3 Then I called upon the name of the Lord: *
"O Lord, I pray you, save my life."

 4 Gracious is the Lord and righteous; *
our God is full of compassion.

 5 The Lord watches over the innocent; *
I was brought very low, and he helped me.

 6 Turn again to your rest, O my soul, *
for the Lord has treated you well.

 7 For you have rescued my life from death, *
my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.

 8 I will walk in the presence of the Lord *
in the land of the living.

 9 I believed, even when I said,
"I have been brought very low." *
In my distress I said, "No one can be trusted."

 10 How shall I repay the Lord *
for all the good things he has done for me?

 11 I will lift up the cup of salvation *
and call upon the name of the Lord.

 12 I will fulfil my vows to the Lord *
in the presence of all his people.

 13 Precious in the sight of the Lord *
is the death of his servants.

 14 O Lord, I am your servant; *
I am your servant and the child of your handmaid;
you have freed me from my bonds.

 15 I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving *
and call upon the name of the Lord.

 16 I will fulfil my vows to the Lord *
in the presence of all his people.

 17 In the courts of the Lord's house, *
in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

 Psalm 117   Laudate Dominum

 1 Praise the Lord, all you nations; *
laud him, all you peoples.

 2 For his loving-kindness toward us is great *
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Hallelujah!

 Psalm 118   Confitemini Domino

 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; *
his mercy endures for ever.

 2 Let Israel now proclaim, *
"His mercy endures for ever."

 3 Let the house of Aaron now proclaim, *
"His mercy endures for ever."

 4 Let those who fear the Lord now proclaim, *
"His mercy endures for ever."

 5 I called to the Lord in my distress; *
the Lord answered by setting me free.

 6 The Lord is at my side, therefore I will not fear; *
what can anyone do to me?

 7 The Lord is at my side to help me; *
I will triumph over those who hate me.

 8 It is better to rely on the Lord *
than to put any trust in flesh.

 9 It is better to rely on the Lord *
than to put any trust in rulers.

 10 All the ungodly encompass me; *
in the name of the Lord I will repel them.

 11 They hem me in, they hem me in on every side; *
in the name of the Lord I will repel them.

 12 They swarm about me like bees;
they blaze like a fire of thorns; *
in the name of the Lord I will repel them.

 13 I was pressed so hard that I almost fell, *
but the Lord came to my help.

 14 The Lord is my strength and my song, *
and he has become my salvation.

 15 There is a sound of exultation and victory *
in the tents of the righteous:

 16 "The right hand of the Lord has triumphed! *
the right hand of the Lord is exalted!
the right hand of the Lord has triumphed!"

 17 I shall not die, but live, *
and declare the works of the Lord.

 18 The Lord has punished me sorely, *
but he did not hand me over to death.

 19 Open for me the gates of righteousness; *
I will enter them;
I will offer thanks to the Lord.

 20 "This is the gate of the Lord; *
he who is righteous may enter."

 21 I will give thanks to you, for you answered me *
and have become my salvation.

 22 The same stone which the builders rejected *
has become the chief cornerstone.

 23 This is the Lord's doing, *
and it is marvellous in our eyes.

 24 On this day the Lord has acted; *
we will rejoice and be glad in it.

 25 Hosannah, Lord, hosannah! *
Lord, send us now success.

 26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; *
we bless you from the house of the Lord.

 27 God is the Lord; he has shined upon us; *
form a procession with branches up to the horns of the altar.

 28 "You are my God, and I will thank you; *
you are my God, and I will exalt you."

 29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; *
his mercy endures for ever.

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