Psalms

The Psalter is Israel’s hymnbook: lament, praise, thanksgiving, royal psalms, and wisdom. It trains the heart to speak to God in trouble and in joy, and it points ahead to the Messiah.

Author: David and others
Date: c. 1400–400 BC
Theme: Prayers and songs for every season of the life of faith.
Key verses: Psalm 23; Psalm 51; Psalm 119:105
Clementine Vulgate

Psalms 145

1Alleluja, Aggi et Zachari. 2[Lauda, anima mea, Dominum. Laudabo Dominum in vita mea; psallam Deo meo quamdiu fuero. Nolite confidere in principibus, 3in filiis hominum, in quibus non est salus. 4Exibit spiritus ejus, et revertetur in terram suam; in illa die peribunt omnes cogitationes eorum. 5Beatus cujus Deus Jacob adjutor ejus, spes ejus in Domino Deo ipsius: 6qui fecit clum et terram, mare, et omnia qu in eis sunt. 7Qui custodit veritatem in sculum; facit judicium injuriam patientibus; dat escam esurientibus. Dominus solvit compeditos; 8Dominus illuminat ccos. Dominus erigit elisos; Dominus diligit justos. 9Dominus custodit advenas, pupillum et viduam suscipiet, et vias peccatorum disperdet. 10Regnabit Dominus in scula; Deus tuus, Sion, in generationem et generationem.]

Clementine Vulgate (1592). Public domain or openly licensed historic text.