Psalm
R. Praise the Lord, my soul! or R. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long. R.
Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them. R.
It is the Lord who keeps faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free. R.
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down. The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow. R.