RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Please Choose One From A-1 Through A-10 Below
A-1 Psalm 23:1-3, 4, 5, 6
Response: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Or
Though
I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
The Lord is my shepherd; I
shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
Beside
restful waters he leads me:
he refreshes my soul.
He
guides me in right paths
for his name’s
sake.
Response
Even
though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
With
your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
Response
You
spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
You
anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Response
Only
goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
And I
shall dwell in the house of the Lord
for years to come.
Response
A-2 Psalm 25:6 and 7b, 17-18, 20-21
Response: To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.
Or
No
one who waits for you, O Lord, will ever be put to shame.
Remember that your
compassion, O Lord,
and your kindness are from of old.
In
your kindness remember me,
because of your goodness, O Lord.
Response
Relieve
the troubles of my heart;
and bring me out of my distress.
Put
an end of my affliction and my suffering;
and take away all my sins.
Response
Preserve
my life and rescue me;
let me not be put to shame, for I take
refuge in you.
Let
integrity and uprightness preserve me,
because I wait for you, O Lord.
Response
A-3 Psalm 27:1, 4, 7 and 8b and 9a, 13-14
Response: The Lord is my light and my salvation.
Or
I
believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
The Lord is my light and my
salvation;
whom should I fear?
The
Lord is my life’s refuge;
of whom should I be afraid?
Response
One
thing I ask of the Lord;
this I seek:
To
dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life.
That
I may gaze on the loveliness of the Lord
and contemplate his temple.
Response
Hear, O Lord, the sound of my
call;
have pity on me, and answer me.
Your
presence, O Lord, I seek.
hide not your face from me.
Response
I believe that I shall see
the bounty of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Wait
for the Lord with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord.
Response
A-4 Psalm 42:2, 3, 5cdef; 43:3, 4, 5
Response: My soul is thirsting for the living God: when shall I
see him face to face?
As the hind longs for the
running waters,
so my soul longs for you, O God.
Response
Athirst
is my soul for God, the living God.
When shall I go and behold the face of
God?
Response
I
went with the throng and led them in procession
to the house of God.
Amid
loud cries of joy and thanksgiving,
with the multitude keeping festival.
Response
Send
forth your light and your fidelity;
they shall lead me on
And
bring me to your holy mountain,
to your dwelling-place.
Response
Then
will I go in to the altar of God,
the God of my gladness and joy;
Then
will I give you thanks upon the harp,
O God, my God!
Response
Why
are you so downcast, O my soul?
Why do you sigh within me?
Hope
in God! For I shall again be thanking
him,
in the presence of my savior and my God.
Response
A-5 Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9
Response: My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
O God, you are my God whom I
seek;
for you my flesh pines and my soul
thirsts
like the earth, parched, lifeless and
without water.
Response
Thus
have I gazed toward you in the sanctuary
to see your power and your glory,
For
your kindness is a greater good than life;
my lips shall glorify you.
Response
Thus
will I bless you while I live;
lifting up my hands, I will call upon
your name.
As
with the riches of a banquet shall my soul be satisfied,
and with exultant lips my mouth shall
praise you.
Response
You
are my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I shout
for joy.
My
soul clings fast to you;
your right hand upholds me.
Response
A-6 Psalm 103:8 and 10, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18
Response: The Lord is kind and merciful.
Or
The
salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
Merciful
and gracious is the Lord,
slow to anger, and abounding in
kindness.
Not
according to our sins does he deal with us,
nor does he requite us according to our
crimes.
Response
As a
father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who
fear him.
For he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.
Response
Man’s
days are like those of grass;
like a flower of the field he blooms;
The
wind sweeps over him and he is gone,
and his place knows him no more.
Response
But
the kindness of the Lord is from eternity,
to eternity toward those who fear him,
And
his justice toward children’s children
among those who keep his covenant
and remember to fulfill his precepts.
Response
A-7 Psalm 116:5, 6, 10-11, 15-16ac
Response: I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of
the living.
Or
Alleluia.
Gracious is the Lord and
just;
yes, our God is merciful.
Response
The
Lord keeps the little ones;
I was brought low, and he saved me.
Response
I
believed, even when I said.
“I am greatly afflicted”;
I
said in my alarm,
“No man is dependable.”
Response
Precious
in the eyes of the Lord
is the death of his faithful ones.
O
Lord, I am your servant,
you have loosed my bonds.
Response
A-8 Psalm 122:1-2, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Response: I rejoiced when I heard them say: let us go to the house
of the Lord.
Or
Let
us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
I rejoiced because they said
to me,
“We will go up to the house of the
Lord.”
And
now we have set foot
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
Response
To it
the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord.
According to the decree for
to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
In it
are set up judgment seats,
seats for the house of David.
Response
Pray
for the peace of
May those who love you prosper!
May
peace be within your walls,
prosperity in your buildings.
Response
Because
of my relatives and friends
I will say “Peace be within you!”
Because
of the house of the Lord, our God,
I will pray for your good.
Response
A-9 Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6ab, 6c-7, 8
Response: Out of the depths, I cry to you, Lord.
Or
I
hope in the Lord, I trust in his word.
Out of the depths I cry to
you, O Lord;
Lord, hear my voice!
Let
your ears be attentive
to my voice in supplication.
Response
If
you, O Lord, mark iniquities,
Lord, who can stand?
But
with you is forgiveness,
that you may be revered.
Response
I
trust in the Lord;
my soul trusts in his word.
My
soul waits for the Lord
more than the sentinels wait for the
dawn.
Response
More
than the sentinels wait for the dawn,
let
For
with the Lord is kindness
and with him is plenteous redemption.
Response
And
he will redeem
from all their iniquities.
Response
A-10 Psalm 143:1-2, 5-6, 7ab and 8ab, 10
Response: O Lord, hear my prayer.
O Lord, hear my prayer;
hearken to my pleading in your
faithfulness;
in your justice answer me.
And
enter not into judgment with your servant,
for before you no loving man is just.
Response
I
remember the days of old;
I meditate on all your doings;
the works of your hands I ponder.
I
stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like parched
land.
Response
Hasten
to answer me, O Lord;
for my spirit fails me.
At
dawn let me hear of your mercy,
for in you I trust.
Response
Teach
me to do your will,
for you are my God.
May
your good spirit guide me
on level ground.
Response