PSALM 146:5-10 
How complete are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD their God,
maker of heaven and earth,
the sea and everything in them;
who is faithful to those treated unjustly;
who carries out justice to the oppressed;
who gives bread to the hungry:
the LORD sets prisoners free.
The LORD opens the eyes of the blind,
and raises up those bowed by oppression
the LORD loves the godly,
and watches out for the alien,
the LORD comes to the help of the orphan and the widow,
but he sabotages the domination of the wicked.
The LORD will reign for ever;
your God, O Zion, from generation to generation.
        Hallelujah!!
 

PRAYER OF ADORATION (PSALM 146)
Praise the LORD.
With the very core of my being and every part of my life
I want to bless you, LORD God.
I want to celebrate my God with music and song while I live.
There is nothing to be gained
by putting all my trust in the powerful people:
when their breath leaves them, they return to the dust,
and their clever plans crumble with them.
But the person who looks to the God of Jacob for help,
ah, how fortunate.
Like this person I want to put my hope in the LORD,
the God who made the heavens and the earth, the sea,
and everything in them;
who maintains a kindness that endures for ever;
who brings about justice for those trampled by society,
and gives food to those hungry for dignity, love and self-worth;
who breaks the shackles
of those imprisoned by hopelessness, circumstance or habit;
who enables the blind to see again, to see life in its fullness;
who raises up those bent over by the burden of life;
who loves the upright;
who cares for those separated from their home culture;
who helps the fatherless and the widow,
but who brings ruin to the way of the wicked.
The LORD shall reign for ever;
our God, generation after generation.
Hallelujah!!

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Or metrical psalms? Try Dale A. Schoening's Sing the Psalms

	HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR ADVENT 3 - YEAR A
	Brightest & best of the stars of the morning		TIS 310		AHB 234
	Christ is the world's true light		TIS 238		AHB 179
	Come, thou long-expected Jesus		TIS 272		AHB 200
	Come,thou long expected Jesus		TIS 272		AHB 200
	Hail to the Lord's annointed		TIS 275		AHB 203
	Hark the glad sound! The Saviour comes		TIS 269		AHB 197
	I'll praise my maker while I've breath,		TIS 90		AHB 44
	Jesus shall reign where'er the sun		TIS 207		AHB 136
	Jesus' hands were kind hands		TIS 236		AHB 178
	Light one candle for hope		TIS 286
	O come, O come, Emmanuel		TIS 265		AHB 193
	On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry		TIS 270		AHB 199
	Sing a new song, sing a new song		TIS 166		AHB 102
	The advent of our God		TIS 271		AHB 198
	When God almighty came to be one of us		TIS 281		AHB 214
	Isaiah 35:1-10
	Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side;		TIS 123		AHB 48
	Give thanks with a greatful heart		TIS 717
	Lord, we are blind		TIS 633
	O come! O come, Emmanuel		TIS 265		AHB 193
	O for a thousand tongues to sing.		TIS 210		AHB 141
	Our God, we kmow your providence		TIS 169		AHB 118
	The voice of God goes out to all the world		TIS 282		SA 86
	There's a light upon the mountain		TIS 276		AHB 207
	Psalm 146:5-10
	Fill my whole life, O Lord my God		TIS 596		AHB 515
	I'll praise my maker while I've breath,		TIS 90		AHB 44
	Let all the world in every corner sing		TIS 105		AHB 13
	My Jesus, my Saviour Lord, there is none like you		TIS 738
	Sing Praise to God who reigns above,		TIS 110		AHB 27
	James 5:7-10
	Come, thou long expected Jesus		TIS 272		AHB 200
	If we trust in God to guide us		TIS 554
	Your coming, Lord, to earth in Bethlehem		TIS 285		SA 98
	Matthew 11:2-11
	Jesus Christ is waiting		TIS 665
	Joy to the world!		TIS 268		AHB 224
	O for a thousand tongues to sing		TIS 210		AHB 141
	On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry		TIS 270		AHB 199