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Psalm 146

Leader 1: 2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
    I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

Leader 2: 1 Haleluya. Ee nafsi yangu, umsifu Bwana!

ALL: 1 Hallelujah!  Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Leader 1: 5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Leader 2: 1 Haleluya. Ee nafsi yangu, umsifu Bwana!

ALL: 1 Hallelujah!  Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Leader 2: The Lord sets the prisoners free;
8     the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.

Leader 1: 1 Haleluya. Ee nafsi yangu, umsifu Bwana!

ALL: 1 Hallelujah!  Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Leader 2: 9 The Lord watches over immigrants;
    he upholds the widow and the fatherless,

Leader 1: 1 Haleluya. Ee nafsi yangu, umsifu Bwana!

ALL: 1 Hallelujah!  Praise the Lord, O my soul!

From Psalm 96

Leader 1: 1 Cantad a Jehová cántico nuevo;

Cantad a Jehová, toda la tierra.

Leader 2: 1 Oh sing to the Lord a new song; 

sing to the Lord, all the earth! 

ALL:  2    Sing to the Lord, bless his name; 

tell of his salvation from day to day. 

Leader 1:  3 Proclamad entre las naciones su gloria,

En todos los pueblos sus maravillas.

Leader 2:  3 Declare his glory among the nations, 

his marvelous works among all the peoples! 

ALL:   4 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; 

he is to be feared above all gods. 

Leader 1: 5 Porque todos los dioses de los pueblos son ídolos;

Pero Jehová hizo los cielos.

Leader 2:  5 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, 

but the Lord made the heavens. 

ALL:   10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns! 

He will judge the peoples with equity.”  

Leader 1: 7a Tributad a Jehová, oh familias de los pueblos,

8 Dad a Jehová la honra debida a su nombre;

Traed ofrendas, y venid a sus atrios.

Leader 2:   7a Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, 

 8 ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; 

bring an offering, and come into his courts! 

ALL:    9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; 

tremble before him, all the earth! 

Psalm 118:27–29

Leader: 27 The Lord is God, shining upon us. 

Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar. 

ALL: 28 You are my God, and I will praise you! 

You are my God, and I will exalt you! 

Leader:29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! 

His faithful love endures forever.

Psalm 95:1; 118:24; Romans 15:7; Psalm 133:1; 95:2

Call to Worship

Leader: Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; 

         let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. (Psalm 95:1)

ALL: This is the day that the Lord has made, and we rejoice in it! (Psalm 118: 24)

Leader: This is the house of the Lord. No matter who you are, or where you come from, you are welcome here. (Romans 15:7)

ALL: How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! (Psalm 133:1)

Let us come before him with thanksgiving

Praise him with music and song! (Psalm 95:2)

 

Psalm 87:3–7

3 Glorious things are said of you, 

city of God:  

4 “I will record Rahab  and Babylon 

among those who acknowledge me— 

Philistia too, and Tyre, along with Cush— 

and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’ ”  

5 Indeed, of Zion it will be said, 

“This one and that one were born in her, 

and the Most High himself will establish her.” 

6 The Lord will write in the register of the peoples: 

“This one was born in Zion.” 

7 As they make music they will sing, 

“All my fountains are in you.”

 

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