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Psalm 34:1-10

Leader: 1 I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises.

ALL: 2 I will boast only in the Lord;
let all who are helpless take heart.

Leader: 3 Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness; let us exalt his name together.

ALL: 4 I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.

Leader: 5 Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy;
no shadow of shame will darken their faces.

ALL: 6 In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened;
he saved me from all my troubles.

Leader: 8 Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!

ALL: 9 Fear the Lord, you his godly people,
for those who fear him will have all they need.

Leader: 10 Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.

ALL: 2 I will boast only in the Lord;
let all who are helpless take heart. 

Psalm 118:19-25

Leader: 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,
  that I may enter through them
  and give thanks to the Lord.

ALL: 20 This is the gate of the Lord;
  the righteous shall enter through it.

Leader: 21 I thank you that you have answered me
  and have become my salvation.

ALL: 22 The stone that the builders rejected
  has become the cornerstone.

Leader: 23 This is the Lord’s doing;
  it is marvelous in our eyes.

ALL: 24 This is the day that the Lord has made;
  let us rejoice and be glad in it.

25 Save us, we pray, O Lord!
  O Lord, we pray, give us success!

Ephesians 1:3-14

Leader: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

ALL: We worship him together! 

Leader: Our God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world,

ALL: We worship him together! 

Leader: Our God adopted us as children through Jesus Christ,

ALL: We worship him together! 

Leader: Our God forgave our sins according to the riches of His grace,

ALL: We worship him together! 

Leader: Our God made known to us the mystery of his will.

ALL: We worship him together! 

Leader: This is our God!  

ALL: We worship him together!

Psalm 116 & 117

Psalm 116:1–4

Leader:  1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; 
  he heard my cry for mercy. 

ALL:  2 Because he turned his ear to me, 
  I will call on him as long as I live. 

Leader:  3 The cords of death entangled me, 
  the anguish of the grave came over me; 
  I was overcome by distress and sorrow. 

ALL:  4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: 
  “Lord, save me!”

Psalm 117:1–2

Leader: 1 Praise the Lord, all you nations; 
  extol him, all you peoples. 

ALL:  2 For great is his love toward us, 
  and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. 
  Praise the Lord! 

Isaiah 57:15-19

Leader: 15 This is what the high and exalted One says—
  he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 

ALL: “I live in a high and holy place, 
  but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, 
  to revive the spirit of the lowly 
  and to revive the heart of the contrite. 

Leader: 16 I will not accuse them forever,
  nor will I always be angry, 
  for then they would faint away because of me— 
  the very people I have created. 

ALL: 17 I was enraged by their sinful greed; 
  I punished them, and hid my face in anger, 
  yet they kept on in their willful ways. 

Leader: 18 I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; 
  I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners,
  19 creating praise on their lips. 

ALL:   Peace, peace, to those far and near,” 
  says the LORD. “And I will heal them.”

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