Psalm 65
You are to be praised, O God, in Zion
: to you shall vows be paid, you that answer prayer.
To you shall all flesh come to confess their sins
: when our misdeeds prevail against us, you will purge them away.
Blessed is the man whom you choose and take to yourself
to dwell within your courts
: we shall be filled with the good things of your house,
of your holy temple.
You will answer us in your righteousness with terrible deeds,
O God our saviour
: you that are the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the distant seas;
Who by your strength made fast the mountains
: you that are girded with power;
Who stilled the raging of the seas, the roaring of the waves
: and the tumult of the peoples.
Those who dwell at the ends of the earth
are afraid at your wonders
: the dawn and the evening sing your praises.
You tend the earth and water it
: you make it rich and fertile.
The river of God is full of water
: and so providing for the earth, you provide grain for men.
You drench its furrows, you level the ridges between
: you soften it with showers and bless its early growth.
You crown the year with your goodness
: and the tracks where you have passed drip with fatness.
The pastures of the wilderness run over
: and the hills are girded with joy.
The meadows are clothed with sheep
: and the valleys stand so thick with corn,
they shout for joy and sing.
Psalm 70
O God, be pleased to deliver me
: O Lord, make haste to help me.
Let them be put to shame and confounded who seek my life
: let them be turned back and disgraced who wish me evil.
Let them turn away for shame
: who say to me ‘Aha, aha!’
Let all who seek you be joyful and glad because of you
: let those who love your salvation say always ‘God is great.’
As for me, I am poor and needy
: O God, be swift to save me.
You are my helper and my deliverer
: O Lord, make no delay.