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 95

1Canticum ipsi David, quando domus dificabatur post captivitatem. [Cantate Domino canticum novum; cantate Domino omnis terra. 2Cantate Domino, et benedicite nomini ejus; annuntiate de die in diem salutare ejus. 3Annuntiate inter gentes gloriam ejus; in omnibus populis mirabilia ejus. 4Quoniam magnus Dominus, et laudabilis nimis: terribilis est super omnes deos. 5Quoniam omnes dii gentium dmonia; Dominus autem clos fecit. 6Confessio et pulchritudo in conspectu ejus; sanctimonia et magnificentia in sanctificatione ejus. 7Afferte Domino, patri gentium, afferte Domino gloriam et honorem; 8afferte Domino gloriam nomini ejus. Tollite hostias, et introite in atria ejus; 9adorate Dominum in atrio sancto ejus. Commoveatur a facie ejus universa terra; 10dicite in gentibus, quia Dominus regnavit. Etenim correxit orbem terr, qui non commovebitur; judicabit populos in quitate. 11Ltentur cli, et exsultet terra; commoveatur mare et plenitudo ejus; 12gaudebunt campi, et omnia qu in eis sunt. Tunc exsultabunt omnia ligna silvarum 13a facie Domini, quia venit, quoniam venit judicare terram. Judicabit orbem terr in quitate, et populos in veritate sua.]

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