Worship this Week

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious,
lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Zechariah 9:9

(from Psalm 118 responsive)
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever.
Hosanna to God, Hosanna in the highest!
Let Israel say, “His love endures forever!”
and all who fear God say, “His love endures forever!”
Hosanna to God, Hosanna in the highest!
With the Lord on our side, what shall we fear? What can humankind do to us?
Hosanna to God, Hosanna in the highest!
We will triumph over our foes and stand confidently in the Lord, our God!
Hosanna to God, Hosanna in the highest!
The Lord is our strength and our song. The Lord has become our salvation!
Hosanna to God, Hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna to God, Hosanna in the highest!

Merciful God, as we enter Holy week, turn our hearts again to Jerusalem, and to the life,
death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Stir up within us the gift of faith that we may not
only praise him with our lips, but may follow him in the way of the cross.

Psalm 24

Of David. A psalm.

¹ The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it;
² for he founded it on the seas
    and established it on the waters.

³ Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
    Who may stand in his holy place?
⁴ The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
    who does not trust in an idol
    or swear by a false god.^[a]

⁵ They will receive blessing from the Lord
    and vindication from God their Savior.
⁶ Such is the generation of those who seek him,
    who seek your face, God of Jacob.^[b][c]