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
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Psalms 46

1Unto the end. A Psalm for the sons of Korah. 2All nations, clap your hands. Shout joyfully to God with a voice of exultation. 3For the Lord is exalted and terrible: a great King over all the earth. 4He has subjected the peoples to us and subdued the nations under our feet. 5He has chosen us for his inheritance: the splendor of Jacob, whom he has loved. 6God ascends with jubilation, and the Lord with the voice of the trumpet. 7Sing psalms to our God, sing psalms. Sing psalms to our King, sing psalms. 8For God is the King of all the earth. Sing psalms wisely. 9God will reign over the peoples. God sits upon his holy throne. 10The leaders of the peoples have been gathered together by the God of Abraham. For the strong gods of the earth have been exceedingly exalted.

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