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Psalm 46

Leader: 1 God is our refuge and strength, 

an ever-present help in trouble. 

ALL: 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way 

and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 

Leader: 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, 

the holy place where the Most High dwells. 

ALL: 5 God is within her, she will not fall; 

God will help her at break of day. 

Leader: 6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; 

he lifts his voice, the earth melts. 

ALL: 7 The Lord Almighty is with us; 

the God of Jacob is our fortress. 

Leader: 10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; 

I will be exalted among the nations, 

I will be exalted in the earth.” 

ALL: 11 The Lord Almighty is with us; 

the God of Jacob is our fortress!

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!

1 Peter 2:4–5, 9

4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 9 You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

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! 

1 Peter 1:3-4,6a

ALL: 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! 

Leader: In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 

ALL: 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. 

Leader: This inheritance is kept in heaven for you… 6a In all this you greatly rejoice! 

TR