Easter Vigil Psalms After The Third And Fourth Readings

Easter Vigil Psalm After The Third And Fourth Readings

Responsorial Psalm After The Third Reading

 

– Exodus 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18

R. (1b) Let us sing to the Lord; he has covered himself in glory.

¹  I will sing to the LORD, for he is gloriously triumphant;
horse and chariot he has cast into the sea.
²  My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.
He is my God, I praise him;
the God of my father, I extol him.
R. Let us sing to the Lord; he has covered himself in glory.

³  The LORD is a warrior,
LORD is his name!
⁴  Pharaoh’s chariots and army he hurled into the sea;
the elite of his officers were submerged in the Red Sea.
R. Let us sing to the Lord; he has covered himself in glory.

⁵  The flood waters covered them,
they sank into the depths like a stone.
⁶  Your right hand, O LORD, magnificent in power,
your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.
R. Let us sing to the Lord; he has covered himself in glory.

¹⁷  You brought in the people you redeemed
and planted them on the mountain of your inheritance
the place where you made your seat, O LORD,
the sanctuary, LORD, which your hands established.
¹⁸  The LORD shall reign forever and ever.
R. Let us sing to the Lord; he has covered himself in glory.

Responsorial Psalm After The Fourth Reading

– Psalms 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13

R. (2a) I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

²  I will extol you, O LORD, for you drew me clear
and did not let my enemies rejoice over me.
⁴  O LORD, you brought me up from the netherworld;
you preserved me from among those going down into the pit.
R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

⁵  Sing praise to the LORD, you his faithful ones,
and give thanks to his holy name.
⁶  For his anger lasts but a moment;
a lifetime, his good will.
At nightfall, weeping enters in,
but with the dawn, rejoicing.
R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

¹¹  Hear, O LORD, and have pity on me;
O LORD, be my helper.
¹²  You changed my mourning into dancing;
¹³  O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks.
R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.