GOD THE KING

PSALMS 93

The Lord is king.

He is clothed with Majesty and strength

The earth is set firmly in place and cannot be moved.

Your throne, O Lord, has been firm from the beginning,

and You existed before time began.

The ocean depths raise their voice, O Lord;

They raise their voice and roar.

The Lord rules supreme in heaven,

greater than the roar of the ocean,

more powerful than the waves of the sea.

Your laws are eternal, Lord,

and Your Temple is holy indeed,

for ever and ever.

PSALMS 9

THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR HIS JUSTICE

I will praise You, Lord, with all my heart;

I will tell of all the wonderful things you have done.

I will sing with joy because of You.

I will sing praise to You, Almighty God.

My enemies turn back when You appear;

They fall down and die.

You are fair and honest in Your judgments,

and You have judged in my favour.

You have condemned the heathen

and destroyed the wicked;

they will be remembered no more.

Our enemies are finished for ever;

You have destroyed their cities,

and they are completely forgotten.

But the Lord is King forever;

He has set up His throne for judgment.

He rules the world with righteousness;

He judges the nations with justice.

The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,

a place of safety in times of trouble.

Those who know You, Lord, will trust You;

You do not abandon anyone who

comes to You.

Sing praise to the Lord, who rules in Zion!

Tell every nation what He has done!

God remembers those who suffer;

He does not forget their cry,

and He punishes those who wrong them.

Be merciful to me, O Lord!

See the sufferings my enemies cause me!

Rescue me from death, O Lord,

that I may stand before the people

of Jerusalem

and tell them all the things for which

I praise you.

I will rejoice because you saved me.

(Psalms 9:1-14)

AN OLD MAN’S PRAYER

PSALMS 71

Lord, I have come to You for protection;

never let me be defeated!

Because you are righteous, help me and rescue me.

Listen to me and save me!

Be my secure shelter and a strong fortress to protect me;

You are my refuge and defence.

My God, rescue me from wicked men,

from the power of cruel and evil men,

Sovereign Lord, I put my hope in You,

I have trusted in You since I was young.

I have relied on You all my life;

You have protected me since the day I was born

I will always praise You.

My life has been an example to many,

because you have been my strong defender.

All day long I praise you and proclaim Your glory.

Do not reject me now that I am old;

do not abandon me now that I am feeble.

My enemies want to kill me;

they talk and plot against me.

They say, “God has abandoned him;

let’s go after him and catch him;

there is no one to rescue him.”

Don’t stay so far away, O God;

my God, hurry to my aid!

May those who attack me

be defeated and destroyed.

May those who try to hurt me,

be shamed and disgraced.

I will always put my hope in You;

I will praise you more and more.

I will tell Your goodness;

all day long I will speak of Your salvation,

though it is more than I can understand.

I will praise Your power, Sovereign Lord;

I will proclaim Your goodness, Yours alone.

You have taught me ever since I was young,

and I still tell of Your wonderful acts.

Now that I am old and my hair is grey,

do not abandon me, O God!

Be with me while I proclaim Your power

and might

to all generations to come.

Your righteousness, God, reaches the skies.

You have done great things;

there is no one like You.

You have sent troubles and sufferings

on me,

but You will restore my strength;

You will keep me from the grave,

You will make me greater than ever;

You will comfort me again.

I will indeed praise you with harp;

I will praise Your faithfulness, my God.

On my harp I will play hymns to You,

the Holy One of Israel.

I will shout for joy as I play for You;

with my whole being I will sing

because You have saved me.

I will speak of Your righteousness all

day long,

because those who tried to harm me

have been defeated and disgraced.

PSALMS 138

A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

I thank you, Lord, with all my heart;

I sing praise to you before the gods.

I face your holy Temple, bow down, and praise your name

because of your constant love and faithfulness,

because you have shown that your name and

Your commands are supreme.

You answered me when I called to You;

with Your strength You strengthened me.

All the kings in the world will praise you, Lord,

because they have heard Your promises.

They will sing about what You have done

and about Your great glory.

Even though you are so high above,

You care for the lowly,

And the proud cannot hide from you.

When I am surrounded by troubles,

You keep me safe.

You oppose my angry enemies

And save me by Your power

You will do everything You have promised;

Lord, Your love is eternal.

Complete the work that you have begun.

PSALMS 130

A PRAYER FOR HELP

From the depths of my despair, I call to you my Lord,

Hear, my cry, O Lord;

Listen to my call for help!

If you kept a reward of our sins,

who could escape being condemned?

But you forgive us,

so that we should stand in awe of you.

I wait eagerly for the Lord’s help,

And in His word I trust

I wait for the Lord

more eagerly than watchmen wait for the dawn.

Israel, trust in the Lord,

because His love is constant

and He is always willing to save.

He will save His people Israel

from all their sins.

PSALMS 127

IN PRAISE OF GOD’S GOODNESS

If the Lord does not build the house,

The work of the builders is useless;

If the Lord does not protect the city,

it is useless for the sentries to stand guard.

It is useless to work so hard for a living,

getting up early and going to bed late.

For the Lord provides for those he loves,

While they are asleep.

Children are a gift from the Lord;

they are a real blessing.

The sons man has when he is young

are like arrows in a soldier’s hand.

Happy is the man who has many such arrows.

He will never be defeated

when he meets his enemies in the place of judgment.

ACT FOR THE DAY

Through the intercession of Mother Mary, let us offer a Holy Rosary so that may all the glorious occasions be sanctified.

With Love Filled Blessings,

Your Sister in Christ

PSALMS 125

THE SECURITY OF GOD’S PEOPLE

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,

which can never be shaken, never be moved.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem,

so the Lord surrounds His people, now and forever.

The wicked will not always rule over the land of the righteous;

If they did, the righteous themselves might do evil.

Lord, do good to those who are good,

to those who obey your commands.

But when you punish the wicked,

Punish also those who abandon your ways,

Peace be with Israel!

Act for the day

Let us offer today’s Holy Rosary for the intentions of the Holy Pope and the church.

With love filled blessings,

Your Sister in Christ.

PSALMS 84
LONGING FOR GOD’S HOUSE

                                 How I love your temple, Lord Almighty!

How I want to be there!

I long to be in the Lord’s Temple.

With my whole being I sing for joy to the Living God.

Even the sparrows have built a nest,

And the swallows have their own home;

they keep their young near your altars,

Lord Almighty, my King and my God.

How happy are those who live in your Temple

Always singing praise to you.

How happy are those whose strength comes from You,

who are eager to make the pilgrimage to Mount Zion.

As they pass through the dry valley of Baca,

It becomes a place of springs;

the autumn rain fills it with pools.

They grow stronger as they go;

they will see the God of gods on Zion.

Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty.

Listen, O God of Jacob!

Bless our king O God, the king you have chosen.

One day spent in your Temple

is better than a thousand anywhere else;

I would rather stand at the gate of the house of my God

than live in the homes of the wicked.

The Lord is our Protector and Glorious King,

blessing us with kindness and honor.

He does not refuse any good thing to those who do what is right.

Lord Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you!

PSALMS  148

A CALL FOR THE UNIVERSE TO PRAISE GOD

 Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from heaven,

you that live in the heights above.

Praise Him, all His angels,

all His heavenly armies.

Praise Him, sun and moon;

Praise Him, shining stars,

Praise Him, highest heavens and the waters above the sky,

Let them all praise the name of the Lord!

He commanded, and they were created;

By His command, they were fixed in their places forever,

And they cannot disobey.

Praise the Lord from the earth,

Sea–monsters and all ocean depths;

Lightning and hail, snow and clouds,

Strong winds that obey His command.

Praise Him, hills and mountains,

Fruit -trees and forests;

All animals, tame and wild, reptiles and birds.

Praise Him, kings and all peoples,

princes and all other rulers;

Girls and young men, Old people and children too.

Let them all praise the name of the Lord!

His Name is greater than all others;

His glory is above earth and heaven;

He made His nations strong,

So that all His people praise Him-The people of Israel,

so dear to Him.

                                                        Praise the Lord!