Antiphon 1 . I will sing and make music for the Lord.
Antiphon 2. The Lord is my light and my help; whom shall I fear?
The Lord is my light and my help,
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life,
Before whom shall I shrink?
2. When evildoers draw near
To devour my flesh,
It is they my enemies and foes,
Who stumble and fall.
3. Though an army encamp against me
My heart would not fear.
Though war break out against me
Even then would I trust.
4. There is one thing I ask of the Lord,
For this I long,
To live in the house of the Lord,
All the days of my life,
To savour the sweetness of the Lord,
To behold his temple.
5. For there he conceals me in his tent,
In the day of evil.
He hides me in the hiding of his tent,
On a rock he sets me safe.
6. And now my head shall be raised
Above my foes who surround me,
And I shall offer within his tent
A sacrifice of joy.
7. O Lord, hear my voice when I call,
Have mercy and answer.
Of you my heart has spoken,
“Seek his face.”
8. It is your face, O Lord, that I seek,
Hide not your face.
Dismiss not your servant in anger;
You have been my help.
9. Do not abandon or forsake me,
O God my help!
Though Father and Mother forsake me,
The Lord will receive me.
1 0. Instruct me Lord, in your way,
On an even path lead me,
When they lie in ambush, protect me
From my enemy’s greed.
False witnesses rise against me,
Breathing out fury.
1 1 .I am sure I shall see the Lord’s goodness
In the land of the living.
Hope in him, hold firm and take heart.
Hope in the Lord!
1 2. Praise the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit,
Both now and for ever,
The God who is, who was, and is to come,
At the end of the ages.