The Contemporary Psalter

Responsorial Psalm 27: The Lord is My Light And My Salvation

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.

The LORD is my light and my salvation;
     whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life;
     whom should I dread?

There is one thing I ask of the LORD,
     only this do I seek:
to live in the house of the LORD
     all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the LORD,
     to inquire at his temple.

I believe I shall see the LORD’S goodness
     in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD; be strong;
     be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD!

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Responsorial Psalm 40: Here Am I, Lord; I Come To Do Your Will

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.

I waited, I waited for the LORD,
     and he stooped down to me.
He put a new song into my mouth,
     praise of our God.

You delight not in sacrifice and offerings,
     but in an open ear.
You do not ask for holocaust and victim.
     Then I said, “See, I have come.”

In the scroll of the book it stands written of me:
     “I delight to do your will, O my God;
     your instruction lies deep within me.”

Your justice I have proclaimed
     in the great assembly.
My lips I have not sealed;
     you know it, O LORD.

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Responsorial Psalm 29: The Lord Will Bless His People With His Peace

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. The Lord will bless his people with peace.

Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly powers,
     ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Ascribe to the LORD the glory of his name;
     bow down before the LORD, majestic in holiness.

The voice of the LORD upon the waters,
     the LORD on the immensity of waters;
the voice of the LORD full of power;
     the voice of the LORD full of splendor.

The God of glory thunders;
     in his temple they all cry, “Glory!”
The LORD sat enthroned above the flood;
     the LORD sits as king forever.

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Responsorial Psalm 24: Lord, This Is the People

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. Lord, this is the People that longs to see your face

The LORD’S is the earth and its fullness,
     the world, and those who dwell in it.
It is he who set it on the seas;
     on the rivers he made it firm.

Who shall climb the mountain of the LORD?
     Who shall stand in his holy place?
The clean of hands and pure of heart,
     whose soul is not set on vain things.

Blessings from the LORD shall he receive,
     and right reward from the God who saves him.
Such are the people who seek him,
     who seek the face of the God of Jacob.

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Responsorial Psalm 24: Let the Lord Enter

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.

The LORD’S is the earth and its fullness,
     the world, and those who dwell in it.
It is he who set it on the seas;
     on the rivers he made it firm.

Who shall climb the mountain of the LORD?
     Who shall stand in his holy place?
The clean of hands and pure of heart,
     whose soul is not set on vain things.

Blessings from the LORD shall he receive,
     and right reward from the God who saves him.
Such are the people who seek him,
     who seek the face of the God of Jacob.

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Responsorial Psalm 146: Lord, Come And Save Us

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. Lord, come and save us. 

It is the LORD who preserves fidelity forever, 
     who does justice to those who are oppressed. 
It is he who gives bread to the hungry, 
     the LORD who sets prisoners free. 

The LORD who opens the eyes of the blind, 
     the LORD who raises up those who are bowed down. 
It is the LORD who loves the just, 
     the LORD who protects the stranger. 

The LORD upholds the orphan and the widow, 
     but thwarts the path of the wicked. 
The LORD will reign forever, 
     the God of Sion from age to age.

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Responsorial Psalm 122: Let Us Go Rejoicing

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

I rejoiced when they said to me,
     “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
And now our feet are standing
     within your gates, O Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is built as a city
     bonded as one together.
It is there that the tribes go up,
     the tribes of the LORD.

For Israel’s witness it is
     to praise the name of the LORD.
There were set the thrones for judgment,
     the thrones of the house of David.

Verses 4 and 5 are for first Sunday of Advent only; they do not appear on Christ the King

For the peace of Jerusalem pray,
     “May they prosper, those who love you.”
May peace abide in your walls,
     and security be in your towers.

For the sake of my family and friends,
     let me say, “Peace upon you.”
For the sake of the house of the LORD, our God,
     I will seek good things for you.

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Responsorial Psalm 17: Lord, When Your Glory Appears

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32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time - C 

Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full. 

O LORD, hear a cause that is just; 
     pay heed to my cry. 
Turn your ear to my prayer: 
     no deceit is on my lips. 

I kept my steps firmly in your paths. 
     My feet have never faltered. 
To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God. 
     Turn your ear to me; hear my words. 

Guard me as the apple of your eye. 
     Hide me in the shadow of your wings. 
As for me, in justice I shall behold your face; 
     when I awake I shall be filled with the vision of your presence.

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Responsorial Psalm 72: Lord, Every Nation on Earth

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Feast of the Epiphany

Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.

O God, give your judgment to the king,
     to a king’s son your justice,
that he may judge your people in justice,
     and your poor in right judgment.

In his days shall justice flourish,
     and great peace till the moon is no more.
He shall rule from sea to sea,
     from the River to the bounds of the earth.

The kings of Tarshish and the islands
     shall pay him tribute.
The kings of Sheba and Seba
     shall bring him gifts.
Before him all kings shall fall prostrate,
     all nations shall serve him.

For he shall save the needy when they cry,
     the poor, and those who are helpless.
He will have pity on the weak and the needy,
     and save the lives of the needy.

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Responsorial Psalm 72: Justice Shall Flourish In His Time

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Second Sunday of Advent Year A

Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace forever.

O God, give your judgment to the king,
     to a king’s son your justice,
that he may judge your people in justice,
     and your poor in right judgment.

In his days shall justice flourish,
     and great peace till the moon is no more.
He shall rule from sea to sea,
     from the River to the bounds of the earth.

For he shall save the needy when they cry,
     the poor, and those who are helpless.
He will have pity on the weak and the needy,
     and save the lives of the needy.

May his name endure forever,
     his name continue like the sun.
Every tribe shall be blest in him,
     all nations shall call him blessed.

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