R&A Responsorial Psalm for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Respond and Acclaim) Year A

R&A Responsorial Psalm for January 19, 2020 (by Owen Alstott) Psalm 40 Response: “Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.” Verse 1: I have waited, waited for the Lord, And he stooped toward me and heard my cry. And he put a new song into my mouth, A hymn to our God. Verse 2: Sacrifice or offering you wished not, But ears open to obedience you gave me. Holocausts or sin-offerings you sought not; Then said I, “Behold I come.” Verse 3: “In the written scroll, It is prescribed for me, To do your will, O my God, is my delight, And your law is within my heart!” Verse 4: I announced your justice, In the vast assembly; I did not restrain my lips, As you, O Lord, know.