PSALM 145
Response:
How happy are the poor in spirit;
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Verse 1:
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.
Verse 2:
It is the Lord who gives sight to the blind,
who raises up those who are bowed down;
the Lord, who protects the stranger
and upholds the widow and orphan.
Verse 3:
It is the Lord who loves the just
but thwarts the path of the wicked.
The Lord will reign for ever,
Zion’s God, from age to age.