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 46

1In finem, pro filiis Core. Psalmus. 2[Omnes gentes, plaudite manibus; jubilate Deo in voce exsultationis: 3quoniam Dominus excelsus, terribilis, rex magnus super omnem terram. 4Subjecit populos nobis, et gentes sub pedibus nostris. 5Elegit nobis hreditatem suam; speciem Jacob quam dilexit. 6Ascendit Deus in jubilo, et Dominus in voce tub. 7Psallite Deo nostro, psallite; psallite regi nostro, psallite: 8quoniam rex omnis terr Deus, psallite sapienter. 9Regnabit Deus super gentes; Deus sedet super sedem sanctam suam. 10Principes populorum congregati sunt cum Deo Abraham, quoniam dii fortes terr vehementer elevati sunt.]

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