# Book of Common Prayer (ECUSA)/The Psalter/Book Four

Psalms 90–106
​Book Four
Eighteenth Day: Morning Prayer
90Domine, refugium
1Lord, you have been our refuge * from one generation to another.
​2Before the mountains were brought forth,
or the land and the earth were born, * from age to age you are God.
3You turn us back to the dust and say, * “Go back, O child of earth.”
4For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past * and like a watch in the night.
5You sweep us away like a dream; * we fade away suddenly like the grass.
6In the morning it is green and flourishes; * in the evening it is dried up and withered.
7For we consume away in your displeasure; * we are afraid because of your wrathful indignation.
8Our iniquities you have set before you, * and our secret sins in the light of your countenance.
9When you are angry, all our days are gone; * we bring our years to an end like a sigh.
10The span of our life is seventy years,
perhaps in strength even eighty; * yet the sum of them is but labor and sorrow, for they pass away quickly and we are gone.
11Who regards the power of your wrath? * who rightly fears your indignation?
12So teach us to number our days * that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.
13Return, O Lord; how long will you tarry? * be gracious to your servants.
​14Satisfy us by your loving‑kindness in the morning; * so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life.
15Make us glad by the measure of the days that you afflicted us * and the years in which we suffered adversity.
16Show your servants your works * and your splendor to their children.
17May the graciousness of the Lord our God be upon us; * prosper the work of our hands; prosper our handiwork.
91Qui habitat
1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, * abides under the shadow of the Almighty.
2He shall say to the Lord,
“You are my refuge and my stronghold, * my God in whom I put my trust.”
3He shall deliver you from the snare of the hunter * and from the deadly pestilence.
4He shall cover you with his pinions,
and you shall find refuge under his wings; * his faithfulness shall be a shield and buckler.
5You shall not be afraid of any terror by night, * nor of the arrow that flies by day;
6Of the plague that stalks in the darkness, * nor of the sickness that lays waste at mid‑day.
7A thousand shall fall at your side
and ten thousand at your right hand, * but it shall not come near you.
​8Your eyes have only to behold * to see the reward of the wicked.
9Because you have made the Lord your refuge, * and the Most High your habitation,
10There shall no evil happen to you, * neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
11For he shall give his angels charge over you, * to keep you in all your ways.
12They shall bear you in their hands, * lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13You shall tread upon the lion and adder; * you shall trample the young lion and the serpent under your feet.
14Because he is bound to me in love,
therefore will I deliver him; * I will protect him, because he knows my Name.
15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; * I am with him in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him to honor.
16With long life will I satisfy him, * and show him my salvation.
92Bonum est confiteri
1It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, * and to sing praises to your Name, O Most High;
2To tell of your loving‑kindness early in the morning * and of your faithfulness in the night season;
​3On the psaltery, and on the lyre, * and to the melody of the harp.
4For you have made me glad by your acts, O Lord; * and I shout for joy because of the works of your hands.
5Lord, how great are your works! * your thoughts are very deep.
6The dullard does not know,
nor does the fool understand, * that though the wicked grow like weeds, and all the workers of iniquity flourish,
7They flourish only to be destroyed for ever; * but you, O Lord, are exalted for evermore.
8For lo, your enemies, O Lord,
lo, your enemies shall perish, * and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
9But my horn you have exalted like the horns of wild bulls; * I am anointed with fresh oil.
10My eyes also gloat over my enemies, * and my ears rejoice to hear the doom of the wicked who rise up against me.
11The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, * and shall spread abroad like a cedar of Lebanon.
12Those who are planted in the house of the Lord * shall flourish in the courts of our God;
13They shall still bear fruit in old age; * they shall be green and succulent;
14That they may show how upright the Lord is, * my Rock, in whom there is no fault.
​Eighteenth Day: Evening Prayer
93Dominus regnavit
1The Lord is King;
he has put on splendid apparel; * the Lord has put on his apparel and girded himself with strength.
2He has made the whole world so sure * that it cannot be moved;
3Ever since the world began, your throne has been established; * you are from everlasting.
4The waters have lifted up, O Lord,
the waters have lifted up their voice; * the waters have lifted up their pounding waves.
5Mightier than the sound of many waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea, * mightier is the Lord who dwells on high.
6Your testimonies are very sure, * and holiness adorns your house, O Lord, for ever and for evermore.
94Deus ultionum
1O Lord God of vengeance, * O God of vengeance, show yourself.
2Rise up, O Judge of the world; * give the arrogant their just deserts.
3How long shall the wicked, O Lord, * how long shall the wicked triumph?
​4They bluster in their insolence; * all evildoers are full of boasting.
5They crush your people, O Lord, * and afflict your chosen nation.
6They murder the widow and the stranger * and put the orphans to death.
7Yet they say, “The Lord does not see, * the God of Jacob takes no notice.”
8Consider well, you dullards among the people; * when will you fools understand?
9He that planted the ear, does he not hear? * he that formed the eye, does he not see?
10He who admonishes the nations, will he not punish? * he who teaches all the world, has he no knowledge?
11The Lord knows our human thoughts; * how like a puff of wind they are.
12Happy are they whom you instruct, O Lord! * whom you teach out of your law;
13To give them rest in evil days, * until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14For the Lord will not abandon his people, * nor will he forsake his own.
15For judgment will again be just, * and all the true of heart will follow it.
16Who rose up for me against the wicked? * who took my part against the evildoers?
17If the Lord had not come to my help, * I should soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
​18As often as I said, “My foot has slipped,” * your love, O Lord, upheld me.
19When many cares fill my mind, * your consolations cheer my soul.
20Can a corrupt tribunal have any part with you, * one which frames evil into law?
21They conspire against the life of the just * and condemn the innocent to death.
22But the Lord has become my stronghold, * and my God the rock of my trust.
23He will turn their wickedness back upon them
and destroy them in their own malice; * the Lord our God will destroy them.
Nineteenth Day: Morning Prayer
95Venite, exultemus
1Come, let us sing to the Lord; * let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
2Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving * and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.
3For the Lord is a great God, * and a great King above all gods.
4In his hand are the caverns of the earth, * and the heights of the hills are his also.
5The sea is his, for he made it, * and his hands have molded the dry land.
​6Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, * and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
7For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. * Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!
8Harden not your hearts,
as your forebears did in the wilderness, * at Meribah, and on that day at Massah, when they tempted me.
9They put me to the test, * though they had seen my works.
10Forty years long I detested that generation and said, * “This people are wayward in their hearts; they do not know my ways.”
11So I swore in my wrath, * “They shall not enter into my rest.”
96Cantate Domino
1Sing to the Lord a new song; * sing to the Lord, all the whole earth.
2Sing to the Lord and bless his Name; * proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day.
3Declare his glory among the nations * and his wonders among all peoples.
4For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; * he is more to be feared than all gods.
​5As for all the gods of the nations, they are but idols; * but it is the Lord who made the heavens.
6Oh, the majesty and magnificence of his presence! * Oh, the power and the splendor of his sanctuary!
7Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples; * ascribe to the Lord honor and power.
8Ascribe to the Lord the honor due his Name; * bring offerings and come into his courts.
9Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; * let the whole earth tremble before him.
10Tell it out among the nations: “The Lord is King! * he has made the world so firm that it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”
11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
let the sea thunder and all that is in it; * let the field be joyful and all that is therein.
12Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy
before the Lord when he comes, * when he comes to judge the earth.
13He will judge the world with righteousness * and the peoples with his truth.
97Dominus regnavit
1The Lord is King;
let the earth rejoice; * let the multitude of the isles be glad.
2Clouds and darkness are round about him, * righteousness and justice are the foundations of his throne.
​3A fire goes before him * and burns up his enemies on every side.
4His lightnings light up the world; * the earth sees it and is afraid.
5The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, * at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
6The heavens declare his righteousness, * and all the peoples see his glory.
7Confounded be all who worship carved images
and delight in false gods! * Bow down before him, all you gods.
8Zion hears and is glad, and the cities of Judah rejoice, * because of your judgments, O Lord.
9For you are the Lord,
most high over all the earth; * you are exalted far above all gods.
10The Lord loves those who hate evil; * he preserves the lives of his saints and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
11Light has sprung up for the righteous, * and joyful gladness for those who are truehearted.
12Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, * and give thanks to his holy Name.
Nineteenth Day: Evening Prayer
98Cantate Domino
1Sing to the Lord a new song, * for he has done marvelous things.
​2With his right hand and his holy arm * has he won for himself the victory.
3The Lord has made known his victory; * his righteousness has he openly shown in the sight of the nations.
4He remembers his mercy and faithfulness to the house of Israel, * and all the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.
5Shout with joy to the Lord, all you lands; * lift up your voice, rejoice, and sing.
6Sing to the Lord with the harp, * with the harp and the voice of song.
7With trumpets and the sound of the horn * shout with joy before the King, the Lord.
8Let the sea make a noise and all that is in it, * the lands and those who dwell therein.
9Let the rivers clap their hands, * and let the hills ring out with joy before the Lord, when he comes to judge the earth.
10In righteousness shall he judge the world * and the peoples with equity.
99Dominus regnavit
1The Lord is King;
let the people tremble; * he is enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth shake.
​2The Lord is great in Zion; * he is high above all peoples.
3Let them confess his Name, which is great and awesome; * he is the Holy One.
4“O mighty King, lover of justice,
you have established equity; * you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.”
5Proclaim the greatness of the Lord our God
and fall down before his footstool; * he is the Holy One.
6Moses and Aaron among his priests,
and Samuel among those who call upon his Name, * they called upon the Lord, and he answered them.
7He spoke to them out of the pillar of cloud; * they kept his testimonies and the decree that he gave them.
8“O Lord our God, you answered them indeed; * you were a God who forgave them, yet punished them for their evil deeds.”
9Proclaim the greatness of the Lord our God
and worship him upon his holy hill; * for the Lord our God is the Holy One.
100Jubilate Deo
1Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; * serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song.
2Know this: The Lord himself is God; * he himself has made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
​3Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise; * give thanks to him and call upon his Name.
4For the Lord is good;
his mercy is everlasting; * and his faithfulness endures from age to age.
101Misericordiam et judicium
1I will sing of mercy and justice; * to you, O Lord, will I sing praises.
2I will strive to follow a blameless course;
oh, when will you come to me? * I will walk with sincerity of heart within my house.
3I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; * I hate the doers of evil deeds; they shall not remain with me.
4A crooked heart shall be far from me; * I will not know evil.
5Those who in secret slander their neighbors I will destroy; * those who have a haughty look and a proud heart I cannot abide.
6My eyes are upon the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me, * and only those who lead a blameless life shall be my servants.
7Those who act deceitfully shall not dwell in my house, * and those who tell lies shall not continue in my sight.
8I will soon destroy all the wicked in the land, * that I may root out all evildoers from the city of the Lord.
​Twentieth Day: Morning Prayer
102Domine, exaudi
1Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come before you; * hide not your face from me in the day of my trouble.
2Incline your ear to me; * when I call, make haste to answer me,
3For my days drift away like smoke, * and my bones are hot as burning coals.
4My heart is smitten like grass and withered, * so that I forget to eat my bread.
5Because of the voice of my groaning * I am but skin and bones.
6I have become like a vulture in the wilderness, * like an owl among the ruins.
7I lie awake and groan; * I am like a sparrow, lonely on a house‑top.
8My enemies revile me all day long, * and those who scoff at me have taken an oath against me.
9For I have eaten ashes for bread * and mingled my drink with weeping.
10Because of your indignation and wrath * you have lifted me up and thrown me away.
11My days pass away like a shadow, * and I wither like the grass.
12But you, O Lord, endure for ever, * and your Name from age to age.
​13You will arise and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to have mercy upon her; * indeed, the appointed time has come.
14For your servants love her very rubble, * and are moved to pity even for her dust.
15The nations shall fear your Name, O Lord, * and all the kings of the earth your glory.
16For the Lord will build up Zion, * and his glory will appear.
17He will look with favor on the prayer of the homeless; * he will not despise their plea.
18Let this be written for a future generation, * so that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord.
19For the Lord looked down from his holy place on high; * from the heavens he beheld the earth;
20That he might hear the groan of the captive * and set free those condemned to die;
21That they may declare in Zion the Name of the Lord, * and his praise in Jerusalem;
22When the peoples are gathered together, * and the kingdoms also, to serve the Lord.
23He has brought down my strength before my time; * he has shortened the number of my days;
24And I said, “O my God,
do not take me away in the midst of my days; * your years endure throughout all generations.
25In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, * and the heavens are the work of your hands;
​26They shall perish, but you will endure;
they all shall wear out like a garment; * as clothing you will change them, and they shall be changed;
27But you are always the same, * and your years will never end.
28The children of your servants shall continue, * and their offspring shall stand fast in your sight.”
103Benedic, anima mea
1Bless the Lord, O my soul, * and all that is within me, bless his holy Name.
2Bless the Lord, O my soul, * and forget not all his benefits.
3He forgives all your sins * and heals all your infirmities;
4He redeems your life from the grave * and crowns you with mercy and loving‑kindness;
5He satisfies you with good things, * and your youth is renewed like an eagle’s.
6The Lord executes righteousness * and judgment for all who are oppressed.
7He made his ways known to Moses * and his works to the children of Israel.
8The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, * slow to anger and of great kindness.
9He will not always accuse us, * nor will he keep his anger for ever.
​10He has not dealt with us according to our sins, * nor rewarded us according to our wickedness.
11For as the heavens are high above the earth, * so is his mercy great upon those who fear him.
12As far as the east is from the west, * so far has he removed our sins from us.
13As a father cares for his children, * so does the Lord care for those who fear him.
14For he himself knows whereof we are made; * he remembers that we are but dust.
15Our days are like the grass; * we flourish like a flower of the field;
16When the wind goes over it, it is gone, * and its place shall know it no more.
17But the merciful goodness of the Lord endures for ever on those who fear him, * and his righteousness on children’s children;
18On those who keep his covenant * and remember his commandments and do them.
19The Lord has set his throne in heaven, * and his kingship has dominion over all.
20Bless the Lord, you angels of his,
you mighty ones who do his bidding, * and hearken to the voice of his word.
21Bless the Lord, all you his hosts, * you ministers of his who do his will.
22Bless the Lord, all you works of his,
in all places of his dominion; * bless the Lord, O my soul.
​Twentieth Day: Evening Prayer
104Benedic, anima mea
1Bless the Lord, O my soul; * O Lord my God, how excellent is your greatness! you are clothed with majesty and splendor.
2You wrap yourself with light as with a cloak * and spread out the heavens like a curtain.
3You lay the beams of your chambers in the waters above; * you make the clouds your chariot; you ride on the wings of the wind.
4You make the winds your messengers * and flames of fire your servants.
5You have set the earth upon its foundations, * so that it never shall move at any time.
6You covered it with the Deep as with a mantle; * the waters stood higher than the mountains.
7At your rebuke they fled; * at the voice of your thunder they hastened away.
8They went up into the hills and down to the valleys beneath, * to the places you had appointed for them.
9You set the limits that they should not pass; * they shall not again cover the earth.
10You send the springs into the valleys; * they flow between the mountains.
11All the beasts of the field drink their fill from them, * and the wild asses quench their thirst.
12Beside them the birds of the air make their nests * and sing among the branches.
​13You water the mountains from your dwelling on high; * the earth is fully satisfied by the fruit of your works.
14You make grass grow for flocks and herds * and plants to serve mankind;
15That they may bring forth food from the earth, * and wine to gladden our hearts,
16Oil to make a cheerful countenance, * and bread to strengthen the heart.
17The trees of the Lord are full of sap, * the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,
18In which the birds build their nests, * and in whose tops the stork makes his dwelling.
19The high hills are a refuge for the mountain goats, * and the stony cliffs for the rock badgers.
20You appointed the moon to mark the seasons, * and the sun knows the time of its setting.
21You make darkness that it may be night, * in which all the beasts of the forest prowl.
22The lions roar after their prey * and seek their food from God.
23The sun rises, and they slip away * and lay themselves down in their dens.
24Man goes forth to his work * and to his labor until the evening.
25O Lord, how manifold are your works! * in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
​26Yonder is the great and wide sea
with its living things too many to number, * creatures both small and great.
27There move the ships,
and there is that Leviathan, * which you have made for the sport of it.
28All of them look to you * to give them their food in due season.
29You give it to them; they gather it; * you open your hand, and they are filled with good things.
30You hide your face, and they are terrified; * you take away their breath, and they die and return to their dust.
31You send forth your Spirit, and they are created; * and so you renew the face of the earth.
32May the glory of the Lord endure for ever; * may the Lord rejoice in all his works.
33He looks at the earth and it trembles; * he touches the mountains and they smoke.
34I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; * I will praise my God while I have my being.
35May these words of mine please him; * I will rejoice in the Lord.
36Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, * and the wicked be no more.
37Bless the Lord, O my soul. * Hallelujah!
​Twenty‑first Day: Morning Prayer
105
Part IConfitemini Domino
1Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name; * make known his deeds among the peoples.
2Sing to him, sing praises to him, * and speak of all his marvelous works.
3Glory in his holy Name; * let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4Search for the Lord and his strength; * continually seek his face.
5Remember the marvels he has done, * his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,
6O offspring of Abraham his servant, * O children of Jacob his chosen.
7He is the Lord our God; * his judgments prevail in all the world.
8He has always been mindful of his covenant, * the promise he made for a thousand generations:
9The covenant he made with Abraham, * the oath that he swore to Isaac,
10Which he established as a statute for Jacob, * an everlasting covenant for Israel,
11Saying, “To you will I give the land of Canaan * to be your allotted inheritance.”
​12When they were few in number, * of little account, and sojourners in the land,
13Wandering from nation to nation * and from one kingdom to another,
14He let no one oppress them * and rebuked kings for their sake,
15Saying, “Do not touch my anointed * and do my prophets no harm.”
16Then he called for a famine in the land * and destroyed the supply of bread.
17He sent a man before them, * Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
18They bruised his feet in fetters; * his neck they put in an iron collar.
19Until his prediction came to pass, * the word of the Lord tested him.
20The king sent and released him; * the ruler of the peoples set him free.
21He set him as a master over his household, * as a ruler over all his possessions,
22To instruct his princes according to his will * and to teach his elders wisdom.
Psalm 105: Part IIEt intravit Israel
23Israel came into Egypt, * and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
​24The Lord made his people exceedingly fruitful; * he made them stronger than their enemies;
25Whose heart he turned, so that they hated his people, * and dealt unjustly with his servants.
26He sent Moses his servant, * and Aaron whom he had chosen.
27They worked his signs among them, * and portents in the land of Ham.
28He sent darkness, and it grew dark; * but the Egyptians rebelled against his words.
29He turned their waters into blood * and caused their fish to die.
30Their land was overrun by frogs, * in the very chambers of their kings.
31He spoke, and there came swarms of insects * and gnats within all their borders.
32He gave them hailstones instead of rain, * and flames of fire throughout their land.
33He blasted their vines and their fig trees * and shattered every tree in their country.
34He spoke, and the locust came, * and young locusts without number,
35Which ate up all the green plants in their land * and devoured the fruit of their soil.
36He struck down the firstborn of their land, * the firstfruits of all their strength.
37He led out his people with silver and gold; * in all their tribes there was not one that stumbled.
​38Egypt was glad of their going, * because they were afraid of them.
39He spread out a cloud for a covering * and a fire to give light in the night season.
40They asked, and quails appeared, * and he satisfied them with bread from heaven.
41He opened the rock, and water flowed, * so the river ran in the dry places.
42For God remembered his holy word * and Abraham his servant.
43So he led forth his people with gladness, * his chosen with shouts of joy.
44He gave his people the lands of the nations, * and they took the fruit of others’ toil,
45That they might keep his statutes * and observe his laws. Hallelujah!
Twenty‑first Day: Evening Prayer
106
Part IConfitemini Domino
1Hallelujah!
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, * for his mercy endures for ever.
2Who can declare the mighty acts of the Lord * or show forth all his praise?
​3Happy are those who act with justice * and always do what is right!
4Remember me, O Lord, with the favor you have for your people, * and visit me with your saving help;
5That I may see the prosperity of your elect
and be glad with the gladness of your people, * that I may glory with your inheritance.
6We have sinned as our forebears did; * we have done wrong and dealt wickedly.
7In Egypt they did not consider your marvelous works,
nor remember the abundance of your love; * they defied the Most High at the Red Sea.
8But he saved them for his Name’s sake, * to make his power known.
9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up, * and he led them through the deep as through a desert.
10He saved them from the hand of those who hated them * and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11The waters covered their oppressors; * not one of them was left.
12Then they believed his words * and sang him songs of praise.
13But they soon forgot his deeds * and did not wait for his counsel.
14A craving seized them in the wilderness, * and they put God to the test in the desert.
​15He gave them what they asked, * but sent leanness into their soul.
16They envied Moses in the camp, * and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
17The earth opened and swallowed Dathan * and covered the company of Abiram.
18Fire blazed up against their company, * and flames devoured the wicked.
Psalm 106: Part IIEt fecerunt vitulum
19Israel made a bull‑calf at Horeb * and worshiped a molten image;
20And so they exchanged their Glory * for the image of an ox that feeds on grass.
21They forgot God their Savior, * who had done great things in Egypt,
22Wonderful deeds in the land of Ham, * and fearful things at the Red Sea.
23So he would have destroyed them,
had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, * to turn away his wrath from consuming them.
24They refused the pleasant land * and would not believe his promise.
25They grumbled in their tents * and would not listen to the voice of the Lord.
26So he lifted his hand against them, * to overthrow them in the wilderness,
​27To cast out their seed among the nations, * and to scatter them throughout the lands.
28They joined themselves to Baal‑Peor * and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
29They provoked him to anger with their actions, * and a plague broke out among them.
30Then Phinehas stood up and interceded, * and the plague came to an end.
31This was reckoned to him as righteousness * throughout all generations for ever.
32Again they provoked his anger at the waters of Meribah, * so that he punished Moses because of them;
33For they so embittered his spirit * that he spoke rash words with his lips.
34They did not destroy the peoples * as the Lord had commanded them.
35They intermingled with the heathen * and learned their pagan ways,
36So that they worshiped their idols, * which became a snare to them.
37They sacrificed their sons * and their daughters to evil spirits.
38They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and daughters, * which they offered to the idols of Canaan, and the land was defiled with blood.
​39Thus they were polluted by their actions * and went whoring in their evil deeds.
40Therefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against his people * and he abhorred his inheritance.
41He gave them over to the hand of the heathen, * and those who hated them ruled over them.
42Their enemies oppressed them, * and they were humbled under their hand.
43Many a time did he deliver them,
but they rebelled through their own devices, * and were brought down in their iniquity.
44Nevertheless, he saw their distress, * when he heard their lamentation.
45He remembered his covenant with them * and relented in accordance with his great mercy.
46He caused them to be pitied * by those who held them captive.
47Save us, O Lord our God,
and gather us from among the nations, * that we may give thanks to your holy Name and glory in your praise.
48Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting and to everlasting; * and let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!