by Clément Tendo
8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
9 He will not constantly accuse us,
nor remain angry forever.
10 He does not punish us for all our sins;
he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.
11 For his unfailing love toward those who fear him
is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.
12 He has removed our sins as far from us
as the east is from the west.
Leader: Friends, believe the good news of the gospel.
People: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven!
by Clément Tendo
Leader: 1 Have mercy on me, O God,
because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion,
blot out the stain of my sins.
ALL: 2 Wash me clean from my guilt.
Purify me from my sin.
Leader: 3 For I recognize my rebellion;
it haunts me day and night.
ALL: 4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned;
I have done what is evil in your sight.
Leader: 5 For I was born a sinner—
yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
ALL: 7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Leader: 9 Don’t keep looking at my sins.
Remove the stain of my guilt.
ALL: 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me.
Leader: 11 Do not banish me from your presence,
and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
ALL: 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you.
15 Unseal my lips, O Lord,
that my mouth may praise you.
Leader: 16 You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one.
You do not want a burnt offering.
ALL: 17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.
You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
by Clément Tendo
Leader: Preserve us, O God, for in you we take refuge.
ALL: I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”
Leader: Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more. We will offer nothing to false gods.
ALL: The LORD is our chosen portion and our cup; you hold our lot. We have a beautiful inheritance.
Leader: Let us bless the LORD who counsels us and guides us.
ALL: I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Leader: Let our hearts be glad! Let our whole being rejoice!
ALL: You make known to me the path of life; in your presence, there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
by Clément Tendo
Leader: Preserve us, O God, for in you we take refuge.
ALL: The LORD is our chosen portion and our cup; you hold our lot. The lines have
fallen for us in pleasant places; indeed, we have a beautiful inheritance.
Leader: Let us bless the LORD who gives us counsel.
ALL: We have set the LORD always before us; because he is at our right hand, we
shall not be shaken.
Leader: Let our hearts be glad! Let our whole being rejoice!
ALL: You make known to us the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at
your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
by Clément Tendo
French Leader: Mon âme, bénis l’Éternel!
English Leader: 1 Let all that I am praise the Lord!
ALL: O Lord my God, how great you are!
You are robed with honor and majesty.
French Leader: 13 De sa haute demeure, il arrose les montagnes;
La terre est rassasiée du fruit de tes oeuvres.
14 Il fait germer l’herbe pour le bétail, Et les plantes pour les besoins de l’homme,
Afin que la terre produise de la nourriture,
English Leader: 13 You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home,
and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor.
14 You cause grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to use.
You allow them to produce food from the earth
ALL: 24 O Lord, what a variety of things you have made!
In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.
French Leader: 27 Tous espèrent en toi, Pour que tu leur donnes la nourriture en son temps.
English Leader: 27 They all depend on you to give them food as they need it.
ALL: 28 When you supply it, they gather it.
You open your hand to feed them, and they are richly satisfied.
French Leader: 31 Que la gloire de l’Éternel subsiste à jamais!
English Leader: 31 May the glory of the Lord continue forever!
ALL: 33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live.
I will praise my God to my last breath!
