1Hear my teaching, | O my | people; ■
incline your | ears•to the | words of my | mouth.

2I will open my | mouth•in a | parable; ■
I will pour forth | mysteries | from of | old,

3Such as we have | heard and | known, ■
which our | forebears | have | told us.

4We will not hide from their children, but will recount to gene | rations to | come, ■
the praises of the Lord and his power and the | wonderful | works•he has | done.

5He laid a solemn charge on Jacob and made it a | law in | Israel, ■
which he com | manded them to | teach their | children,

6That the generations to come might know, and the children | yet un | born, ■
that they in turn might | tell it | to their | children;

7So that they might put their | trust in | God ■
and not forget the deeds of | God, but | keep•his com | mandments,

8And not be like their forebears, a stubborn and rebellious | gene | ration, ■
a generation whose heart was not steadfast, and whose spirit | was not | faithful to | God.

9The people of Ephraim, | armed•with the | bow, ■
turned | back•in the | day of | battle;

10They did not keep the | covenant of | God ■
and re | fused to | walk in his | law;

11They forgot what | he had | done ■
and the | wonders | he had | shown them.

12For he did marvellous things in the | sight of their | forebears, ■
in the land of Egypt, | in the | field of | Zoan.

13He divided the sea and | let them pass | through; ■
he made the | waters stand | still•in a | heap.

14He led them with a | cloud by | day ■
and all the night | through•with a | blaze of | fire.

15He split the hard | rocks•in the | wilderness ■
and gave them drink as | from the | great | deep.

16He brought streams | out of the | rock ■
and made | water gush | out like | rivers.

17Yet for all this they sinned | more a | gainst him ■
and defied the Most | High | in the | wilderness.

18They tested | God•in their | hearts ■
and de | manded | food•for their | craving.

19They spoke against | God and | said, ■
‘Can God prepare a | table | in the | wilderness?

20‘He struck the rock indeed, so that the waters gushed out and the streams | over | flowed, ■
but can he give bread or provide | meat | for his | people?’

21When the Lord heard this, he was | full of | wrath; ■
a fire was kindled against Jacob and his | anger went | out against | Israel,

22For they had no | faith in | God ■
and put no | trust in his | saving | help.

23So he commanded the | clouds a | bove ■
and | opened the | doors of | heaven.

24He rained down upon them | manna to | eat ■
and | gave them the | grain of | heaven.

25So mortals ate the | bread of | angels; ■
he | sent them | food in | plenty.

26He caused the east wind to | blow•in the | heavens ■
and led out the | south wind | by his | might.

27He rained flesh upon them as | thick as | dust ■
and winged fowl | like the | sand of the | sea.

28He let it fall in the | midst of their | camp ■
and | round a | bout their | tents.

29So they ate and | were well | filled, ■
for he | gave them what | they de | sired.

30But they did not | stop their | craving; ■
their | food was | still in their | mouths,

31When the anger of God | rose a | gainst them, ■
and slew their strongest men and | felled the | flower of | Israel.

32But for all this, they | sinned yet | more ■
and put no | faith in his | wonderful | works.

33So he brought their days to an end | like a | breath ■
and their | years in | sudden | terror.

34Whenever he slew them, | they would | seek him; ■
they would repent and | earnestly | search for | God.

35They remembered that | God•was their | rock ■
and the | Most High | God•their re | deemer.

36Yet they did but flatter him | with their | mouth ■
and dis | sembled | with their | tongue.

37Their heart was not | steadfast to | wards him, ■
neither were they | faithful | to his | covenant.

38But he was so merciful that he forgave their misdeeds and did | not des | troy them; ■
many a time he turned back his wrath and did not suffer his whole dis | pleasure | to be | roused.

39For he remembered that they | were but | flesh, ■
a wind that passes | by and | does not re | turn.

40How often they rebelled against him | in the | wilderness ■
and | grieved him | in the | desert!

41Again and again they | tempted | God ■
and provoked the | Holy | One of | Israel.

42They did not re | member his | power ■
in the day when he re | deemed them | from the | enemy;

43How he had wrought his | signs in | Egypt ■
and his | wonders•in the | field of | Zoan.

44He turned their | rivers•into | blood, ■
so that they | could not | drink of their | streams.

45He sent swarms of flies among them, | which de | voured them, ■
and | frogs which | brought them | ruin.

46He gave their | produce•to the | caterpillar, ■
the | fruit of their | toil•to the | locust.

47He destroyed their | vines with | hailstones ■
and their | sycomore | trees•with the | frost.

48He delivered their | cattle to | hailstones ■
and their | flocks | – to | thunderbolts.

49He set loose on them his | blazing | anger: ■
fury, displeasure and trouble, a | troop of des | troying | angels.

50He made a way for his anger and spared not their | souls from | death, ■
but gave their life | over | to the | pestilence.

51He smote the | firstborn of | Egypt, ■
the first fruits of their | strength•in the | tents of | Ham.

52But he led out his | people like | sheep ■
and guided them in the | wilderness | like a | flock.

53He led them to safety and they were | not a | fraid, ■
but the | sea•over | whelmed their | enemies.

54He brought them to his | holy | place, ■
the mountain which his | right hand | took•in pos | session.

55He drove out the nations before them and shared out to them | their in | heritance; ■
he settled the tribes of | Israel | in their | tents.

56Yet still they tested God Most High and re | belled a | gainst him, ■
and | would not | keep his com | mandments.

57They turned back and fell away | like their | forebears, ■
starting aside | like an | unstrung | bow.

58They grieved him | with their | hill altars ■
and provoked him to dis | pleasure | with their | idols.

59God heard and was | greatly | angered, ■
and | utterly re | jected | Israel.

60He forsook the | tabernacle at | Shiloh, ■
the | tent•of his | presence on | earth.

61He gave the ark of his strength | into cap | tivity, ■
his splendour | into the | adver•sary’s | hand.

62He delivered his | people•to the | sword ■
and | raged a | gainst his in | heritance.

63The fire con | sumed their young | men; ■
there was | no one•to la | ment their | maidens.

64Their priests | fell•by the | sword, ■
and their | widows made | no•lamen | tation.

65Then the Lord woke as | out of | sleep, ■
like a warrior who had been | over | come with | wine.

66He struck his enemies | from be | hind ■
and put them | to per | petual | shame.

67He rejected the | tent of | Joseph ■
and chose | not the | tribe of | Ephraim,

68But he chose the | tribe of | Judah ■
and the hill of | Zion, | which he | loved.

69And there he built his sanctuary like the | heights of | heaven, ■
like the | earth•which he | founded for | ever.

70He chose David | also, his | servant, ■
and | took him a | way•from the | sheepfolds.

71From following the ewes with their | lambs he | took him, ■
that he might shepherd Jacob his people and | Israel | his in | heritance.

72So he shepherded them with a de | voted | heart ■
and with | skilful | hands he | guided them.

1Alleluia. Blessed are those who | fear the | Lord ■
and have great de | light in | his com | mandments.

2Their descendants will be | mighty•in the | land, ■
a generation of the | faithful that | will be | blest.

3Wealth and riches will be | in their | house, ■
and their | righteousness en | dures for | ever.

4Light shines in the darkness | for the | upright; ■
gracious and full of com | passion | are the | righteous.

5It goes well with those who are | generous in | lending ■
and order | their af | fairs with | justice,

6For they will | never be | shaken; ■
the righteous will be held in | ever | lasting re | membrance.

7They will not be afraid of any | evil | tidings; ■
their heart is steadfast, | trusting | in the | Lord.

8Their heart is sustained and | will not | fear, ■
until they see the | downfall | of their | foes.

9They have given freely to the poor; their righteousness stands | fast for | ever; ■
their head will | be ex | alted with | honour.

10The wicked shall see it and be angry; they shall gnash their | teeth•in des | pair; ■
the de | sire•of the | wicked shall | perish.

1Alleluia. Give praise, you | servants•of the | Lord, ■
O | praise the | name•of the | Lord.

2Blessed be the | name•of the | Lord, ■
from this time | forth•and for | ever | more.

3From the rising of the | sun•to its | setting ■
let the | name•of the | Lord be | praised.

4The Lord is high a | bove all | nations ■
and his | glory a | bove the | heavens.

5Who is like the | Lord our | God, ■
that | has his | throne so | high,

6He raises the | poor•from the | dust ■
and lifts the | needy | from the | ashes,

7To | set them with | princes, ■
with the | princes | of his | people.

8He gives the barren woman a | place in the | house ■
and makes her a joyful mother of | children. | Alle | luia.

1Alleluia. Blessed are those who | fear the | Lord ■
and have great de | light in | his com | mandments.

2Their descendants will be | mighty•in the | land, ■
a generation of the | faithful that | will be | blest.

3Wealth and riches will be | in their | house, ■
and their | righteousness en | dures for | ever.

4Light shines in the darkness | for the | upright; ■
gracious and full of com | passion | are the | righteous.

5It goes well with those who are | generous in | lending ■
and order | their af | fairs with | justice,

6For they will | never be | shaken; ■
the righteous will be held in | ever | lasting re | membrance.

7They will not be afraid of any | evil | tidings; ■
their heart is steadfast, | trusting | in the | Lord.

8Their heart is sustained and | will not | fear, ■
until they see the | downfall | of their | foes.

9They have given freely to the poor; their righteousness stands | fast for | ever; ■
their head will | be ex | alted with | honour.

10The wicked shall see it and be angry; they shall gnash their | teeth•in des | pair; ■
the de | sire•of the | wicked shall | perish.

1Alleluia. Give praise, you | servants•of the | Lord, ■
O | praise the | name•of the | Lord.

2Blessed be the | name•of the | Lord, ■
from this time | forth•and for | ever | more.

3From the rising of the | sun•to its | setting ■
let the | name•of the | Lord be | praised.

4The Lord is high a | bove all | nations ■
and his | glory a | bove the | heavens.

5Who is like the | Lord our | God, ■
that | has his | throne so | high,

6He raises the | poor•from the | dust ■
and lifts the | needy | from the | ashes,

7To | set them with | princes, ■
with the | princes | of his | people.

8He gives the barren woman a | place in the | house ■
and makes her a joyful mother of | children. | Alle | luia.