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* OPERA OMNIA *

Psalm Settings: Responsorial


Psalm 2
​(2025)
Response:
The Lord is the strength of his people,
a safe refuge for his annointed

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Psalm 4
​(2024)
Response:
In peace, in peace I will lie down and sleep
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Psalm 8
​(2022)
Response:
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O Lord our Governor,
​how glorious is your name in all the world!
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Psalm 15
​(2024)
Response: 
Through the greatness of your mercy, I
​ will come into your house.

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Psalm 16
​(2025)
Response:
The Lord is as my right hand; I shall not fall
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Psalm 16 vv6-end
​(2026)
Response:
In your presence is the fullness of joy
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Psalm 17
​(2025)
Response:
​Deliver me, O Lord, by your hand
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Psalm 19 vv7-12
Response:
Lord, you have the words of everlasting life
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Psalm 19 vv7-end
​(2024)


​(2026)
Response:
The commandment of the Lord is pure
​and gives light to the eyes


Response:
​You are my strength and my redeemer
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Psalm 22 - 1st setting
​(2024)
Response:
​Be not far from me, O Lord
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Psalm 22 - 2nd setting
​(2024)
Response:
​Be not far from me, O Lord
Monophonic setting
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Psalm 22 - 3rd setting
​(2025)
Response:
You are the Holy One, O God,
​enthroned upon the praises of Israel

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Psalm 23
​(2024)

​(2026)

Response:
I will dwell in your house for ever

Response:
I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever
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Psalm 24
​(2023)
Response:
The Lord of hosts: he is the King of glory
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Psalm 25
​(2023)
Response:
​Remember, Lord, your compassion and love
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Psalm 26
​(2026)
Response:
Lord, I love the place where your glory abides
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Psalm 27
(2024)
Response:
​The Lord is my light and my salvation

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Psalm 29
(2024)
Response:
​The Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace
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Psalm 30
(2024)
Response:
You brought me up, O Lord, from the dead
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Psalm 31 - 1st setting
​(2024)
Response:
Into your hands I commend my spirit,
​for you have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth
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Psalm 31 - 2nd setting
​(2025)
Response:
Into your hands I commend my spirit
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Psalm 32
​(2025)
Response:
Be glad, you righteous, and rejoice in the Lord
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Psalm 33
​(2025)
Response:
The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord
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Psalm 34 vv1-8
​(2024)
Response:
O taste and see that the Lord is gracious
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Psalm 34 vv9-14
​(2024)
Response:
​Come, children, and listen to me;
​I will teach you the fear of the Lord
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Psalm 34 vv15-end
​(2024)
Response:
​The Lord is near to the broken hearted
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Psalm 36
​(2024)
Response:
With you, O God, is the well of life
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Psalm 37
​(2025)
Response:
​The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord
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Psalm 40
​(2025)
Response:
Great are the wonders you have done,
​O Lord my God
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Psalm 41
​(2026)
Response:
O Lord, be merciful to me
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Psalm 42
​(2022)
Response:
My soul is athirst for God
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Psalm 43
​(2026)
Response:
​You are the God of my Refuge
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Psalm 45
​(2024)
Response:
Behold our defender, O God,
​and look upon the face of your anointed.
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Psalm 46
​(2025)
Response:
​The Lord of hosts is with us;
​the God of Jacob is our stronghold
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Psalm 47
​(2024)
Response:
O sing praises to God, sing praises
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Psalm 48
​(2026)
Response:
We have waited on your loving-kindness, O God
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Psalm 49
​(2025)
Response:
Blessed is the one who trust in the Lord
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Psalm 50
​(2023)
Response:
​Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving
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Psalm 51 - 1st setting
​(2024)
Response:
​The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit
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Psalm 51 - 2nd setting
​(2024)
Response:
​The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit
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Psalm 54
​(2024)
Response:
Behold, God is my helper
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Psalm 62
​(2024)
Response:
Wait on God alone in stillness, O my soul
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Psalm 63
​(2024)
Response:
My soul is athirst for God, even for the living God

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Psalm 65
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​(2024)
Response:
Be joyful in God, all the earth
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Psalm 66
​(2025)
Response:
All the earth shall worship you, O Lord
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Psalm 67
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​(2025)
Response:
Let the people praise you, O God; let all the people praise you
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Psalm 68
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​(2026)
Response:
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Sing to God, sing praises to his name
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Psalm 69
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​(2026)
Response:
Hide not your face from your servant, O Lord
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Psalm 70
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​(2026)
Response:
Come to me quickly, O God
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Psalm 72
​(2023)
Response:
The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice
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Psalm 80
​(2022)
Response:
​Turn us again, O God
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Psalm 81
(2024)
Response:
O come, let us sing to the Lord
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Psalm 82
(2025)
Response:
​Arise, O God, and judge the earth
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Psalm 84
(2025)
Response:
Blessed are they who dwell in your house
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Psalm 85
​(2023)
Response:
​Show us your mercy, O Lord
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Psalm 86
​(2026)
Response:
All nations you have made shall come and worship you, O Lord
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Psalm 89
​(2023)
Response:
​Truly the Lord is our shield
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Psalm 90
​(2024)
Response:
O Lord my God, in you I take refuge
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Psalm 91
​(2024)
Response:
Keep me as the apple of your eye
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Psalm 92
​(2024)
Response:
​You, O Lord, shall be exalted for evermore
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Psalm 93
​(2024)
Response:
The Lord shall reign for ever and ever
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Psalm 95
​(2025)
Response:
Come let us worship, and bow down
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Psalm 96
​(2026)
Response:
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness
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Psalm 97
​(2025)
Response:
You, Lord, are most high over all the earth
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Psalm 98 - 1st setting
​(2022)
Response:
​
Sing to the Lord a new song,
​for he has done marvellous things
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Psalm 98 - 2nd setting
​(2024)
Response:
The Lord has made known his salvation
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Psalm 99
​(2024)
Response:
The Lord is king: let the peoples tremble

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Psalm 100 (Jubilate) - 1st setting
(2017)
Response:
​O be joyful in the Lord all the earth
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Psalm 100 (Jubilate) - 2nd setting
(2025)
Response:
​The Lord is gracious; his steadfast love is everlasting
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Psalm 103
​(2024)
Response:
The Lord is full of compassion and mercy
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Psalm 104 vv1-7
​(2023)
Response:
Send forth your Spirit
​and renew the face of the earth

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Psalm 104 vv26-end
​(2023)
Response:
​
​I will sing to the Lord as long as I live
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Psalm 107
(2024)
Response:
O give thanks to the Lord for he is gracious,
for this steadfast love endures for ever
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Psalm 111
(2025)
Response:
​The Lord is gracious and full of compassion
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Psalm 112
(2025)
Response:
​The righteous shall be held in everlasting remembrance
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Psalm 113
(2025)
Response:
From the rising of the sun to its setting
let the name of the Lord be praised

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Psalm 116 - 1st setting
​(2024)


(2024)






(2026)

​

Response:
Gracious is the Lord, and righteous
Monophonic setting

​
Response:
I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call upon the name of the Lord

Monophonic setting
the same chant as above; a different response (for Corpus Christi)

Response:
I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call upon the name of the Lord

Accompanied setting
the same chant as above but harmonised; a different setting of the Corpus Christi response
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Psalm 116 - 2nd setting
​(2024)
Response:
Gracious is the Lord, and righteous
Accompanied setting
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Psalm 118
​(2024)
Response:
I will give thanks to you,
for you have become my salvation
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Psalm 119 vv1-8
​(2026)
Response:
Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes
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Psalm 119 vv33-40
​(2025)
Response:
My delight shall be in your commandments
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Psalm 119 vv129-136
​(2025)
Response:
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​The opening of your word gives light
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Psalm 121
​(2025)
Response:
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​The Lord shall keep you from all evil
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Psalm 122
​(2025)
Response:
​​How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts
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Psalm 123
​(2024)
Response:
Our eyes wait upon the Lord our God
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Psalm 124
​(2025)
Response:
​​Our help is in the name of the Lord
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Psalm 125
​(2025)
Response:
Glorious things are spoken of you, Zion,
​city of our God
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Psalm 126
(2023)
Response:
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​The Lord has done great things for us
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Psalm 128
​(2023)
Response:
How abundant is your goodness, O Lord
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Psalm 130
​(2024)
Response:
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​My soul waits for the Lord
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Psalm 133
​(2024)
Response:
Mercy and truth are met together,
​righteousness and peace have kissed each other
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Psalm 136
​(2025)
Response:
For his mercy endures for ever
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Psalm 138
​(2024)
Response:
Your loving kindness, O Lord, endures for ever
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Psalm 139
​(2023)
Response:
​Search me out, O Lord, and know my heart
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Psalm 145 - 1st setting
​(2000)
Response:
​All your works praise you, O Lord
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Psalm 145 - 2nd setting
​(2022)
Response:
​Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised
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Psalm 146
​(2024)
Response:
The Lord shall reign for ever
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Psalm 147
​(2026)
Response:
Great is our Lord and mighty in power
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Psalm 148 - 1st setting
​(2024)
Response:
Praise, O praise the name of the Lord
Based on Adeste fideles
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Psalm 148 - 2nd setting
​(2025)
Response:
Praise, O praise the name of the Lord
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Psalm 149
​(2025)
Response:
Sound praises to the Lord, all the earth
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Psalm 150
​(2025)
Response:
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord
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Benedictus
​(2024)
Response:
Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel
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The Easter Anthems
​(2023)
Response:
Christ our passover has been sacrificed for us
Based on the Easter Hymn O Filii et Filiae
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The Song of Moses and Miriam
​(2026)
Response:
I will sing to the Lord who has triumphed gloriously
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