“My heart praises the Lord;

₄₇my soul is glad because of God my Saviour,

₄₈for he has remembered me, his lowly servant!

From now on all people will call me happy,

₄₉because of the great things the Mighty God has done for me.

His name is holy;

₅₀from one generation to another

he shows mercy to those who honour him.

₅₁He has stretched out his mighty arm

and scattered the proud with all their plans.

₅₂He has brought down mighty kings from their thrones,

and lifted up the lowly.

₅₃He has filled the hungry with good things,

and sent the rich away with empty hands.

₅₄He has kept the promise he made to our ancestors,

and has come to the help of his servant Israel.

₅₅He has remembered to show mercy to Abraham

and to all his descendants for ever!”

₁Listen to us, O Shepherd of Israel;

hear us, leader of your flock.

Seated on your throne above the winged creatures,

₂reveal yourself to the tribes of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.

Show us your strength;

come and save us!

₃Bring us back, O God!

Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!

₄How much longer, LORD God Almighty,

will you be angry with your people's prayers?

₅You have given us sorrow to eat,

a large cup of tears to drink.

₆You let the surrounding nations fight over our land;

our enemies insult us.

₇Bring us back, Almighty God!

Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!