Sing Psalms to the Lord

Wis 11: 24, 25, 27 You are merciful to all, O Lord, and despise nothing that you have made. You overlook people’s sins, to bring them to repentance, and you spare them, for you are the Lord our God.   Responsorial Psalm 50(51):3-6,12-14,17   Have mercy on us, O Lord, for we have sinned.   Have mercy on me, God, in Your kindness. In Your compassion blot out my offence. O wash me more and more from...

Cf. Ps 17: 19-20 The Lord became my protector. He brought me out to a place of freedom; He saved me because He delighted in me.   Responsorial Psalm 91(92):2-3,13-16   It is good to give You thanks, O Lord.   It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to make music to Your name, O Most High, to proclaim Your love in the morning and Your truth in the watches of the night.   It is good to give You thank...

Ps 12: 6 O Lord, I trust in your merciful love. My heart will rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful with me.   Responsorial Psalm 102(103):1-4,8,10,12-13   The Lord is compassion and love.   My soul, give thanks to the Lord all my being, bless His holy name. My soul, give thanks to the Lord and never forget all His blessings.   The Lord is compassion and love.  ...

Cf. Ps 30: 3-4 Be my protector, O God, a mighty stronghold to save me. For you are my rock, my stronghold! Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your name.   Responsorial Psalm 1:1-4,6   Happy the man who has placed his trust in the Lord.   Happy indeed is the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked; nor lingers in the way of sinners nor sits in the company of scorners, but whose delight is the...

O come, let us worship God and bow low before the God who made us, for He is the Lord our God. Ps 94: 6-7 Responsorial Psalm 137(138):1-5,7-8 Before the angels I will bless You, O Lord. I thank You, Lord, with all my heart: You have heard the words of my mouth. In the presence of the angels I will bless You. I will adore before Your holy temple. Before the angels I will bless You, O Lord. I thank...

Save us, O Lord our God! And gather us from the nations, to give thanks to Your holy name, and make it our glory to praise You. Ps 105: 47 Responsorial Psalm 70(71):1-6,15,17 My lips will tell of Your help. In You, O Lord, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. In Your justice rescue me, free me: pay heed to me and save me. My lips will tell of Your help. Be a rock where I can take refuge, a...

O sing a new song to the Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth. In His presence are majesty and splendour, strength and honour in His holy place. Cf. Ps 95: 1, 6 Responsorial Psalm 18(19):8-10,15 Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life. The law of the Lord is perfect, it revives the soul. The rule of the Lord is to be trusted, it gives wisdom to the simple. Your words are spirit, Lord, and...

All the earth shall bow down before you, O God, and shall sing to you, shall sing to your name, O Most High! Ps 65: 4 Responsorial Psalm 95(96):1-3,7-10 Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples. O sing a new song to the Lord, sing to the Lord all the earth. O sing to the Lord, bless His name. Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples. Proclaim His help day by day, tell a...

After the Lord was baptized, the heavens were opened, and the Spirit descended upon Him like a dove, and the voice of the Father thundered: This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Cf. Mt 3: 16-17 Responsorial Psalm 103(104):1-4,24-25,27-30 Bless the Lord, my soul! Lord God, how great You are. Lord God, how great You are, clothed in majesty and glory, wrapped in light as in a robe! You...

Behold, the Lord, the Mighty One, has come; and kingship is in his grasp, and power and dominion. Cf. Mal 3: 1; 1 Chr 29: 12 Responsorial Psalm 71(72):1-2,7-8,10-13 All nations shall fall prostrate before You, O Lord. O God, give Your judgement to the king, to a king’s son Your justice, that he may judge Your people in justice and Your poor in right judgement. All nations shall fall prostrate befo...

Today a light will shine upon us, for the Lord is born for us; and he will be called Wondrous God, Prince of peace, Father of future ages: and his reign will be without end. Cf. Is 9: 1, 5; Lk 1: 33 Responsorial Psalm 66(67):2-3,5,6,8 O God, be gracious and bless us. O God, be gracious and bless us and let Your face shed its light upon us. So will Your ways be known upon earth and all nations lear...

The shepherds went in haste, and found Mary and Joseph and the Infant lying in a manger. Lk 2: 16 Responsorial Psalm 83(84):2-3,5-6,9-10 They are happy who dwell in Your house, O Lord. How lovely is Your dwelling place, Lord, God of hosts. My soul is longing and yearning, is yearning for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my soul ring out their joy to God, the living God. They are happy who dwel...

A reading from the gospel of Luke Gospel Luke 2:8-14 'In the town of David a saviour has been born to you' In the countryside close by there were shepherds who lived in the fields and took it in turns to watch their flocks during the night. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone round them. They were terrified, but the angel said, ‘Do not be afraid. Listen, I bring...

The Lord said to me: You are my Son. It is I who have begotten you this day. Ps 2: 7 Responsorial Psalm 95(96):1-3,11-13 Today a Saviour has been born to us: He is Christ the Lord. O sing a new song to the Lord, sing to the Lord all the earth. O sing to the Lord, bless His name. Today a Saviour has been born to us: He is Christ the Lord. Proclaim His help day by day, tell among the nations His glo...

Drop down dew from above, you heavens, and let the clouds rain down the Just One; let the earth be opened and bring forth a Saviour. Cf. Is 45: 8 Responsorial Psalm 79(80):2-3,15-16,18-19 God of hosts, bring us back; let Your face shine on us and we shall be saved. O shepherd of Israel, hear us, shine forth from Your cherubim throne. O Lord, rouse up Your might, O Lord, come to our help. God of ho...

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Indeed, the Lord is near. Phil 4: 4-5 Responsorial Psalm Isaiah 12 Sing and shout for joy for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel. Truly, God is my salvation, I trust, I shall not fear. For the Lord is my strength, my song, He became my saviour. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. Sing and shout for joy for great in...

O people of Sion, behold, the Lord will come to save the nations, and the Lord will make the glory of his voice heard in the joy of your heart. Cf. Is 30: 19, 30 Responsorial Psalm 125(126) What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad. When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage, it seemed like a dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, on our lips there were songs. What marvels t...

To You, I lift up my soul, O my God. In You, I have trusted; let me not be put to shame. Nor let my enemies exult over me; and let none who hope in You be put to shame. Cf. Ps 24: 1-3 Responsorial Psalm 24(25):4-5,8-9,10,14 To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. Lord, make me know Your ways. Lord, teach me Your paths. Make me walk in Your truth, and teach me: for You are God my saviour. To You, O Lord...

May the peace of Christ be with you all, Sunday heralds the start of a new liturgical year in the Catholic church’s calendar. When we started this podcast on Easter Sunday this year, we hoped and prayed that God would guide us on this journey and allow us to continue to bring our psalms to you. As we begin a new year, we are filled with gratitude for the grace with which God has blessed us, as we...

How worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and divinity, and wisdom and strength and honour. To Him belong glory and power for ever and ever. Rv 5: 12; 1: 6 Responsorial Psalm 92(93):1-2,5 The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed. The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed; the Lord has robed Himself with might, He has girded Himself with power. The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed. The wo...

The Lord said: I think thoughts of peace and not of affliction. You will call upon Me, and I will answer you, and I will lead back your captives from every place. Jer 29: 11, 12, 14 Responsorial Psalm 15(16):5,8-11 Preserve me, God, I take refuge in You. O Lord, it is You who are my portion and cup; it is You Yourself who are my prize. I keep the Lord ever in my sight: since He is at my right hand...

Let my prayer come into your presence. Incline your ear to my cry for help, O Lord. Cf. Ps 87: 3 Responsorial Psalm 145(146):7-10 My soul, give praise to the Lord. It is the Lord who keeps faith for ever, who is just to those who are oppressed. It is he who gives bread to the hungry, the Lord, who sets prisoners free. My soul, give praise to the Lord. It is the Lord who gives sight to the blind, w...

Let us all rejoice in the Lord, as we celebrate the feast day in honour of all the Saints, at whose festival the Angels rejoice and praise the Son of God. Responsorial Psalm 23(24):1-6 Such are the men who seek Your face, O Lord. The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its peoples. It is He who set it on the seas; on the waters He made it firm. Such are the men who seek Your fa...

Forsake me not, O Lord, my God; be not far from me! Make haste and come to my help, O Lord, my strong salvation! Cf. Ps 37: 22-23 Responsorial Psalm 17(18):2-4,47,51 I love You, Lord, my strength. I love You, Lord, my strength, my rock, my fortress, my saviour. My God is the rock where I take refuge; my shield, my mighty help, my stronghold. The Lord is worthy of all praise, when I call I am saved...

Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice; turn to the Lord and his strength; constantly seek his face. f. Ps 104: 3-4 Responsorial Psalm 125(126) What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad. When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage, it seemed like a dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, on our lips there were songs. What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad....