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 66

1Unto the end. With hymns, a Canticle Psalm of David. 2May God have mercy on us and bless us. May he shine his countenance upon us, and may he have mercy on us. 3So may we know your way upon the earth, your salvation among all nations. 4Let the peoples confess to you, O God. Let all the peoples confess to you. 5May the nations rejoice and exult. For you judge the peoples with equity, and you direct the nations on earth. 6Let the peoples confess to you, O God. Let all the peoples confess to you. 7The earth has provided her fruit. May God, our God, bless us. 8May God bless us, and may all the ends of the earth fear him.

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