The Contemporary Psalter

Responsorial Psalm 90: Fill Us With Your Love, O Lord

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!

Teach us to number our days,
     that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Turn back, O LORD! How long?
     Show pity to your servants.

At dawn, fill us with your merciful love;
     we shall exult and rejoice all our days.
Give us joy for the days of our affliction,
     for the years when we looked upon evil.

Let your deed be seen by your servants,
     and your glorious power by their children.
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us;
     give success to the work of our hands.
     O give success to the work of our hands.

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Uses: Year B: 28th Sunday Ordinary Time

Responsorial Psalm 126: The Lord Has Done Great Things For Us

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

When the LORD brought back the exiles of Sion,
     we thought we were dreaming.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter;
     on our tongues, songs of joy.

Then the nations themselves said, “What great deeds
     the LORD worked for them!”
What great deeds the LORD worked for us!
     Indeed, we were glad.

Bring back our exiles, O LORD,
     as streams in the south.
Those who are sowing in tears
     will sing when they reap.

They go out, they go out, full of tears,
     bearing seed for the sowing;
they come back, they come back with a song,
     bearing their sheaves.

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Uses: Year B: 30th Sunday Ordinary Time, weddings

Responsorial Psalm 128: May the Lord Bless Us

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.

Blessed are all who fear the LORD,
     and walk in his ways!
By the labor of your hands you shall eat.
     You will be blessed and prosper.

Your wife like a fruitful vine
     in the heart of your house;
your children like shoots of the olive
     around your table.

Indeed thus shall be blessed
     the man who fears the LORD.
May the LORD bless you from Sion.
     May you see Jerusalem prosper
     all the days of your life!

May you see your children’s children.
     On Israel, peace!

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Uses: Year B: 27th Sunday Ordinary Time, weddings

Responsorial Psalm 54: The Lord Upholds My Life

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. The Lord upholds my life.

O God, save me by your name;
     by your power, defend my cause.
O God, hear my prayer;
     give ear to the words of my mouth.

For the proud have risen against me,
     and the ruthless seek my life.
     They have no regard for God.

See, I have God for my help.
     The Lord sustains my soul.
I will sacrifice to you with willing heart,
     and praise your name, for it is good.

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Responsorial Psalm 4: Lord, Let Your Face Shine on Us

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. Lord, let your face shine on us.
or Alleluia.

I called, the God of justice gave me answer;
     from anguish you released me, have mercy and hear me!

Know that the LORD works wonders for his faithful one;
     the LORD will hear me whenever I call him.

“What can bring us happiness?” many say.
     Lift up the light of your face on us, O LORD.

In peace I will lie down and fall asleep,
     for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

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Responsorial Psalm 33: Lord, Let Your Mercy Be On Us

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Revised Grail Psalter Test:

R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. 

The word of the LORD is faithful, 
     and all his works to be trusted. 
The LORD loves justice and right, 
     and his merciful love fills the earth. 

Yes, the LORD’S eyes are on those who fear him, 
     who hope in his merciful love, 
to rescue their souls from death, 
     to keep them alive in famine. 

Our soul is waiting for the LORD. 
     He is our help and our shield. 
May your merciful love be upon us, 
     as we hope in you, O LORD.

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Responsorial Psalm 146: Blessed The Poor In Spirit

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. Blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs! 
(or Alleluia) 

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 146: Praise the Lord, My Soul

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. Praise the Lord, my soul! 
(or Alleluia) 

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 119: Blessed Are They Who Follow The Law Of The Lord

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!

Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
     who walk in the law of the LORD!
Blessed are those who keep his decrees!
     With all their hearts they seek him.

You have laid down your precepts
     to be carefully kept.
May my ways be firm
     in keeping your statutes.

Deal bountifully with your servant,
     that I may live and keep your word.
Open my eyes, that I may see
     the wonders of your law.

LORD, teach me the way of your statutes,
     and I will keep them to the end.
Grant me insight that I may keep your law,
     and observe it wholeheartedly.

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Responsorial Psalm 24: Who is This King of Glory?

Psalm for the Presentation of Our Lord

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Revised Grail Psalter Text:

R. Who is this king of glory? It is the Lord!

O gates, lift high your heads;
     grow higher, ancient doors.
     Let him enter, the king of glory!

Who is this king of glory?
     The LORD, the mighty, the valiant;
     the LORD, the valiant in war.

O gates, lift high your heads;
     grow higher, ancient doors.
     Let him enter, the king of glory!

Who is this king of glory?
     He, the LORD of hosts,
     he is the king of glory.

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