Fourth Friday of Lent

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 33(34):16,18,19-21,23

The Lord is near to broken hearts.

The Lord turns his face against the wicked
to destroy their remembrance from the earth.
They call and the Lord hears
and rescues them in all their distress.

The Lord is near to broken hearts.

The Lord is close to the broken-hearted;
those whose spirit is crushed he will save.
Many are the trials of the just man
but from them all the Lord will rescue him.

The Lord is near to broken hearts.

He will keep guard over all his bones,
not one of his bones shall be broken.
The Lord ransoms the souls of his servants.
Those who hide in him shall not be condemned.

The Lord is near to broken hearts.