Hallelujah!

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, *

for his mercy endures for ever.

Who can declare the mighty acts of the Lord *

or show forth all his praise?

Happy are those who act with justice *

and always do what is right!

Remember me, O Lord, with the favor you have for your people, *

and visit me with your saving help;

That I may see the prosperity of your elect

and be glad with the gladness of your people, *

that I may glory with your inheritance.

We have sinned as our forebears did; *

we have done wrong and dealt wickedly.

Israel made a bull-calf at Horeb *

and worshiped a molten image;

And so they exchanged their Glory *

for the image of an ox that feeds on grass.

They forgot God their Savior, *

who had done great things in Egypt,

Wonderful deeds in the land of Ham, *

and fearful things at the Red Sea.

So he would have destroyed them,

had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, *

to turn away his wrath from consuming them.