An Example Of Readers’ Theater: Psalm 65

The following script calls for Psalm 65 to be read by four readers and the congregation. Reader 1: Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion: to you our vows will be fulfilled. Reader 2: O you who hear prayer, to you all people will come. Reader 3: When we were overwhelmed by sins, you atoned for our transgressions. Reader 4: Blessed is the one you choose and bring near to live in your courts! All: We are filled with the good things of your house, Reader 1: of your holy temple. Reader 2: You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, Reader 4: (Hushed) the hope Readers 4 and 3: the hope Readers 4, 3, and 1: the hope All: the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas. Reader 1: who formed the mountains by your power, Reader 3: having armed yourself with strength, Reader 2: who stilled the roaring of the seas, Reader 4: the roaring of their waves Reader 1: and the turmoil of the nations. Reader 3: Those living far away fear your…