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PSALMS
OF THE SEASON - EPIPHANY, YEAR C,
2007
From Redemption Songs, A 21st Century
Descant on the Psalms
by
Rev. Dr. Mary Susan Gast, Conference
Minister
It
is my hope to render each of the Psalms
in language that is understandable to
people today, useable in worship, and
true to the intent of the psalmists.
These re-phrasings are not so much paraphrase
as harmony, with the fixed, known melody
as a base. The book is copyrighted, but
you have my permission to use any of
the readings posted on this website in
a service of worship, with the printed
acknowledgement:
From The Psalms in Worship,
Mary Susan Gast, © 2002;
used by permission in this service of worship.
Here
you may download readings from the Psalms
assigned to Epiphany
in Year C, 2007.
Psalms
for the Season of Epiphany,
Year C, 2007 (Microsoft
Word doc)
Below
is a sample: PSALM
72: 1-7, 10-14 assigned to Epiphany,
Year C, 2007 (the Reading
for One Voice followed by the Antiphonal
Reading).
EPIPHANY
Psalm 72 is a prayer for an anointed
king of Israel,
asking that God's reign be established
through the king.
Christians hear in this Psalm a prayer
for the reign of Jesus Christ.
PSALM 72: 1-7, 10-14
Endow our ruler with Your
justice, O God,
And to all who will rule,
Give Your ability and desire
to provide
for the well-being of the people,
That all Your people may be kept secure,
And Your lowly ones provided with justice.
May the mountains yield prosperity for
the people,
And the hills, the reward of justice .
May the cause of the poor be defended,
Deliverance given to the needy,
And oppression crushed.
As long as the sun endures,
While the moon lasts,
Through all generations.
May those who rule be like rain that falls
on the mown grass,
Like showers that water the earth.
May well-being flourish and peace abound,
until the
moon is no more.
May distant lands and the far islands
render tribute, and bring gifts,
Offering themselves to justice and righteousness,
And placing themselves in their service.
The just ruler rescues the needy when
they cry out,
Liberates the poor and those who have
no helper,
Restores life to the weak and the needy,
Delivers their lives from oppression and
violence,
And deems their blood too precious to
be shed.
PSALM 72: 1-7, 10-14, Antiphonal
Leader: Endow
our ruler with Your justice, O God,
PEOPLE: And to
all who will rule,
Give
Your ability and desire
to
provide for the well-being of the people,
Leader: That
all Your people may be kept secure,
PEOPLE: And Your
lowly ones served with justice.
Leader: May
the mountains yield prosperity for the
people,
PEOPLE: And the
hills, the reward of justice.
Leader: May
the cause of the poor be defended,
PEOPLE: Deliverance
given to the needy,
Leader: And
oppression crushed.
PEOPLE: As long
as the sun endures,
Leader: While
the moon lasts,
PEOPLE: Through
all generations.
Leader: May
those who rule be like rain that falls
on the mown grass,
PEOPLE: Like showers
that water the earth.
Leader: May
well-being flourish and peace abound,
PEOPLE: Until
the moon is no more.
Leader: May
distant lands and the far islands render
tribute, and bring gifts,
PEOPLE: Offering
themselves to justice and righteousness,
And
placing themselves in their service.
Leader: The
just ruler rescues the needy when they
cry out,
PEOPLE: The poor
and those who have no helper,
Leader: Restores
life to the weak and the needy,
PEOPLE: Delivers
their lives from oppression and violence,
Leader: And
deems their blood too precious to be shed.
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