Using today's psalm

While some of the psalms we have seen over the past weeks have been very personal, today we have a song of a group of people who have been through hardship together, and have come through, hence their song of joy. What do the communities we belong to have to sing about? Some of the suggested settings are positively rumbustious – what do we receive from God that we want to raise the roof about? 

Singing together

How to use the psalms in worship.

Response line: The Lord has done great things for us [and we are glad].

The Lord   Two index fingers point upwards.

has done   Left hand index and middle finger stick out, right hand index and middle finger make ‘sawing’ motion across them.

great things   Both thumbs up.

for us   Hands touching at index fingertips; move away in two horizontal circles and return to touching position.

[and we are glad].   Fingers trace shape of smile on mouth.

Versions of Psalm 126 include: a bluesy responsorial version by Alan Smith in PS1 that worship groups might like to discover; another by Graham Kendrick (GK, TS1); others in PRA, MCW1.