PSALM 144
Response:
I will bless your name for ever, O God my King.
Verse 1:
I will give you glory, O God my King,
I will bless your name for ever.
I will bless you day after day
and praise your name for ever.
Verse 2:
The Lord is kind and full of compassion,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
How good is the Lord to all,
compassionate to all his creatures.
Verse 3:
All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,
and your friends shall repeat their blessing.
They shall speak of the glory of your reign
and declare your might, O God.
Verse 4:
The Lord is faithful in all his words
and loving in all his deeds.
The Lord supports all who fall
and raises all who are bowed down.
See also: 5th Sunday of Easter (Year C), 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)