Call to Worship Psalm 111:1–3, 6–10

Leader:

Praise the Lord.
 

All:

I will extol the Lord with all my heart
    in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
 

Leader:

Great are the works of the Lord;
    they are pondered by all who delight in them.
 

All:

Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
    and his righteousness endures forever.
 

Leader:

He has shown his people the power of his works,
    giving them the lands of other nations.
 

All:

The works of his hands are faithful and just;
    all his precepts are trustworthy.
 

Leader:

They are established for ever and ever,
    enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.
 

All:

He provided redemption for his people;
    he ordained his covenant forever—
    holy and awesome is his name.
 

Leader:

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.
 

All:

   To him belongs eternal praise.
—Psalm 111:1–3, 6–10 ^NIV