Refrain:
AllBlessed are those who believe,
for what God has promised will be fulfilled.
1My heart exults in the
Lord; •
my strength is exalted in my God.
2My mouth derides my
enemies, •
because I rejoice in your salvation.
3There is no Holy One
like you, O Lord, •
nor any Rock like you, our God.
4For you are a God of
knowledge •
and by you our actions are weighed.
5The bows of the mighty
are broken, •
but the feeble gird on strength.
6Those who were full
now hire themselves out for bread, •
but those who were hungry are well fed.
7The barren woman has
borne sevenfold, •
but she who has many children is forlorn.
8Both the poor and the
rich are of your making; •
you bring low and you also exalt.
9You raise up the poor
from the dust, •
and lift the needy from the ash heap.
10You make them sit with
the rulers •
and inherit a place of honour.
11For the pillars of
the earth are yours •
and on them you have set the world.
1 Samuel 2.1, 2, 3b-5, 7, 8
AllGlory to the Father and
to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.
AllBlessed are those who believe,
for what God has promised will be fulfilled.