I’m starting on Paul Mason’s third collection of psalms, Psalms for All Times Vol 3.
Go and buy all his psalm books at Liturgical Song. You get the texts, his amazing music and extensive commentary, as well as the fun of searching for where he inserted the technical notes for each song – sometimes in a different volume.
This is Psalm 16 for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B and the Easter Vigil.
I repeated the response in this one as if you were using it for the psalm, but I won’t keep doing that. I am unlikely to use these, except maybe the responses, as we don’t have a cantor, but they are also worth consideration just as songs for mass using the words of the psalm.
Paul is good at reusing themes across psalms so they will become familar over time. Within the psalms, even when the stanzas won’t line up he still manages to have similar tunes that sound natural and flowing.
He has some of the psalms up his Youtune channel, but not this one – hopefully more are on the way.
I’ve debated whether to put the words up as they are somehow copyright, but it has been pointed out they are all over the internet already.
Response
Keep me safe, O God, you are my hope. Keep me safe, O God.
1 O Lord, it is you who are my portion and cup;
You yourself who secure my lot.
I keep the Lord before me always;
With him at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
2 And so, my heart rejoices, my soul is glad;
Even my flesh shall rest in hope.
For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
Nor let your holy one see corruption.
3 You will show the path of life,
The fullness of joy in your presence,
At your right hand, bliss forever.