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 60

1Unto the end. With hymns, of David. 2O God, pay attention to my supplication. Be attentive to my prayer. 3I cried out to you from the ends of the earth. When my heart was in anguish, you exalted me on a rock. You have led me, 4for you have been my hope, a tower of strength before the face of the enemy. 5I will dwell in your tabernacle forever. I will be protected under the cover of your wings. 6For you, my God, have listened to my prayer. You have granted an inheritance to those who fear your name. 7You will add days to the days of the king, to his years, even to the time of generation after generation. 8He remains in eternity, in the sight of God. Who will long for his mercy and truth? 9So I will compose a psalm to your name, forever and ever, so that I may repay my vows from day to day.

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