A Call to Worship: Psalms for the Year
There are 48 different Psalms listed here to open the worship service with. The reasoning is to have one for every Sunday service of the year with the exception of the Advent season, which will be replaced with an Advent reading. Working on those soon!
22:22-26
I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:23
You who fear the LORD, praise him!
All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him,
and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!24
For he has not despised or abhorred
the affliction of the afflicted,
and he has not hidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he cried to him.
25 From you comes my praise in the great congregation;
my vows I will perform before those who fear him.26
The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the LORD!
May your hearts live forever!
29:1-2
Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.2
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.
30:4-5
4Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints,
and give thanks to his holy name.5
For his anger is but for a moment,
and his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may tarry for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.
33:1-5
Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous!
Praise befits the upright.2
Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre;
make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!3
Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
4For the word of the LORD is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.5
He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.
34:1-3
I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.2
My soul makes its boast in the LORD;
let the humble hear and be glad.3
Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
and let us exalt his name together!
57:7-11
My heart is steadfast, O God,
my heart is steadfast!
I will sing and make melody!8
Awake, my glory!
Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn!9
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.10
For your steadfast love is great to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!
66:1-4
Shout for joy to God, all the earth;2
sing the glory of his name;
give to him glorious praise!3
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.4
All the earth worships you
and sings praises to you;
they sing praises to your name.” Selah
66:8-12
Bless our God, O peoples;
let the sound of his praise be heard,9
who has kept our soul among the living
and has not let our feet slip.10
For you, O God, have tested us;
you have tried us as silver is tried.11
You brought us into the net;
you laid a crushing burden on our backs;12
you let men ride over our heads;
we went through fire and through water;
yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.
67:1-3
May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face to shine upon us, Selah2
that your way may be known on earth,
your saving power among all nations.3
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you!
68:32-35
O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
sing praises to the Lord, Selah33
to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens;
behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.34
Ascribe power to God,
whose majesty is over Israel,
and whose power is in the skies.35
Awesome is God from his sanctuary;
the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God!
69:30-34
I will praise the name of God with a song;
I will magnify him with thanksgiving.31
This will please the LORD more than an ox
or a bull with horns and hoofs.32
When the humble see it they will be glad;
you who seek God, let your hearts revive.33
For the LORD hears the needy
and does not despise his own people who are prisoners.
34Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and everything that moves in them.
71:22-23
I will also praise you with the harp
for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praises to you with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.23
My lips will shout for joy,
when I sing praises to you;
my soul also, which you have redeemed.
77:11-13
I will remember the deeds of the LORD;
yes, I will remember your wonders of old.12
I will ponder all your work,
and meditate on your mighty deeds.13
Your way, O God, is holy.
What god is great like our God?
84:1-4
How lovely is your dwelling place,
O LORD of hosts!2
My soul longs, yes, faints
for the courts of the LORD;
my heart and flesh sing for joy
to the living God.
3 Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
at your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my King and my God.4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house,
ever singing your praise! Selah
84:8-10
O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer;
give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah9
Behold our shield, O God;
look on the face of your anointed!
10For a day in your courts is better
than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
86:10-12
For you are great and do wondrous things;
you alone are God.11 Teach me your way, O LORD,
that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.12 I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever.
89:5-8
Let the heavens praise your wonders, O LORD,
your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!6
For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD?
Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD,7
a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones,
and awesome above all who are around him?8 O LORD God of hosts,
who is mighty as you are, O LORD, with your faithfulness all around you?
90:1-2
Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
92:1-4
It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night,3 to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.4 For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.
95:1-5
Oh come, let us sing to the LORD;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!2
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!3
For the LORD is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.4
In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.5
The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.
95:6-7
Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!7
For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand.
Today, if you hear his voice,
96:1-6
Oh sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth!2
Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.3
Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples!4
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
he is to be feared above all gods.5
For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
but the LORD made the heavens.6
Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
96:7-9
Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!8
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts!9
Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness;
tremble before him, all the earth!
98:1-3
Oh sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.2
The LORD has made known his salvation;
he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.3
He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
98:4-6
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises!5
Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre,
with the lyre and the sound of melody!6
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD!
99:1-3
The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble!
He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!2
The LORD is great in Zion;
he is exalted over all the peoples.3
Let them praise your great and awesome name!
Holy is he!
99:5-9
Exalt the LORD our God;
worship at his footstool!
Holy is he!
6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
Samuel also was among those who called upon his name.
They called to the LORD, and he answered them.7
In the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;
they kept his testimonies
and the statute that he gave them.
8 O LORD our God, you answered them;
you were a forgiving God to them,
but an avenger of their wrongdoings.9
Exalt the LORD our God,
and worship at his holy mountain;
for the LORD our God is holy!
100:1-5
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth!2
Serve the LORD with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
3 Know that the LORD, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
5 For the LORD is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
103:1-5
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!2
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,3
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,4
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,5
who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
104:31-34
May the glory of the LORD endure forever;
may the LORD rejoice in his works,32
who looks on the earth and it trembles,
who touches the mountains and they smoke!33
I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.34
May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
105:1-3
Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name;
make known his deeds among the peoples!2
Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wondrous works!3
Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
106:1-3
Praise the LORD!
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!2
Who can utter the mighty deeds of the LORD,
or declare all his praise?3
Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!
108:1-4
My heart is steadfast, O God!
I will sing and make melody with all my being!2
Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn!3
I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.4
For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
111:1-3
Praise the LORD!
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,
in the company of the upright, in the congregation.2
Great are the works of the LORD,
studied by all who delight in them.3
Full of splendor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever.
113:1-3
Praise the LORD!
Praise, O servants of the LORD,
praise the name of the LORD!
2 Blessed be the name of the LORD
from this time forth and forevermore!3
From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised!
115:1
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
117
Praise the LORD, all nations!
Extol him, all peoples!2
For great is his steadfast love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
Praise the LORD!
118:26-29
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!
We bless you from the house of the LORD.27
The LORD is God,
and he has made his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
up to the horns of the altar!
28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God; I will extol you.29
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
134
Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD,
who stand by night in the house of the LORD!2
Lift up your hands to the holy place
and bless the LORD!
3 May the LORD bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth!
135:1-3
Praise the LORD!
Praise the name of the LORD,
give praise, O servants of the LORD,2
who stand in the house of the LORD,
in the courts of the house of our God!3
Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;
sing to his name, for it is pleasant!
136:1-9
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.2
Give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.3
Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
4to him who alone does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever;5
to him who by understanding made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;6
to him who spread out the earth above the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;7
to him who made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;8
the sun to rule over the day,
for his steadfast love endures forever;9
the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
145:1-3
I will extol you, my God and King,
and bless your name forever and ever.2
Every day I will bless you
and praise your name forever and ever.3
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,
and his greatness is unsearchable.
146:1-2
Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD, O my soul!2
I will praise the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
147:1-5
Praise the LORD!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.2
The LORD builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.3
He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.4
He determines the number of the stars;
he gives to all of them their names.5
Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
his understanding is beyond measure.
147:7-11
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God on the lyre!8
He covers the heavens with clouds;
he prepares rain for the earth;
he makes grass grow on the hills.9
He gives to the beasts their food,
and to the young ravens that cry.10
His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,11
but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.
148
Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD from the heavens;
praise him in the heights!2
Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his hosts!
3Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!4
Praise him, you highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens!
5Let them praise the name of the LORD!
For he commanded and they were created.6
And he established them forever and ever;
he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.
7Praise the LORD from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all deeps,8
fire and hail, snow and mist,
stormy wind fulfilling his word!
9Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars!10
Beasts and all livestock,
creeping things and flying birds!
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!12
Young men and maidens together,
old men and children!
13Let them praise the name of the LORD,
for his name alone is exalted;
his majesty is above earth and heaven.14
He has raised up a horn for his people,
praise for all his saints,
for the people of Israel who are near to him.
Praise the LORD!
149:1-4
Praise the LORD!
Sing to the LORD a new song,
his praise in the assembly of the godly!2
Let Israel be glad in his Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!3
Let them praise his name with dancing,
making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!4
For the LORD takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with salvation.
150
Praise the LORD!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens!2
Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his excellent greatness!
3Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!4
Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!5
Praise him with sounding cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!6
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD!
