THE VOICE OF OUR CONGREGATIONS. I. PRAISE. All. *Praise ye the Lord. Minister. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens ; People. Praise Him in the heights. P. And ye waters that be above the heavens. P. And they were created. M. He hath also established them for ever and ever; All. Praise the Lord from the earth, Ye dragons, and all deeps: Fire and hail; Snow and vapours; Stormy wind fulfilling his word: Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars: Beasts and all cattle; * Psalm cxlviii. B Creeping things and flying fowl: Let them praise the name of the Lord. P. His glory is above the earth and heaven. M. He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; P. Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto Him. All. Praise ye the Lord. *Praise ye the Lord.、 M. Sing unto the Lord a new song, P. And his praise in the congregation of saints. M. Let Israel rejoice in Him that made him; P. Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. M. Let them praise his name in the dance; P. Let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp. M. For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: P. He will beautify the meek with salvation. M. Let the saints be joyful in glory: P. Let them sing aloud upon their beds. M. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, P. To execute vengeance upon the heathen, To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute upon them the judgment written. All. This honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord. +Praise ye the Lord. Psalm cxlix. + Psalm cl. M. Praise God in his sanctuary; P. Praise Him in the firmament of his power. P. Praise Him according to his excellent greatness. P. Praise Him with the psaltery and harp. M. Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; P. Praise Him with stringed instruments and organs. P. Praise Him upon the high sounding cymbals. *Praise ye the Lord. M. Praise the Lord, O my soul. P. While I live will I praise the Lord: All. I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. M. Put not your trust in princes, P. Nor in the son of man, All. In whom there is no help. M. His breath goeth forth, All. In that very day his thoughts perish. M. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God; P. Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that therein is; Who keepeth truth for ever. Who executeth judgment for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. M. The Lord looseth the prisoners; P. The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind. M. The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down; P. The Lord loveth the righteous. *Psalm cxlvi. M. The Lord preserveth the strangers; P. He relieveth the fatherless and widow; M. But the way of the wicked He turneth upside down. All. The Lord shall reign for ever, Even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord. *Praise ye the Lord. M. For it is good to sing praises unto our God; And praise is comely. M. The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: P. He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. P. And bindeth up their wounds. M. He telleth the number of the stars, M. The Lord lifteth up the meek; P. He casteth the wicked down to the ground. Sing praise upon the harp unto our God; Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. M. He giveth to the beast his food, P. And to the young ravens which cry. M. He delighteth not in the strength of the horse : All. The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, M. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; M. For He hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; *Psalm cxlvii. |