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 84

1Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah. 2O Lord, you have blessed your land. You have turned aside the captivity of Jacob. 3You have released the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sins. 4You have mitigated all your wrath. You have turned aside from the wrath of your indignation. 5Convert us, O God, our Savior, and turn your anger away from us. 6Will you be angry with us forever? And will you extend your wrath from generation to generation? 7O God, you will turn back and revive us. And your people will rejoice in you. 8O Lord, reveal to us your mercy, and grant to us your salvation. 9I will listen to what the Lord God may be saying to me. For he will speak peace to his people, and to his saints, and to those who are being converted to the heart. 10So then, truly his salvation is near to those who fear him, so that glory may inhabit our land. 11Mercy and truth have met each other. Justice and peace have kissed. 12Truth has risen from the earth, and justice has gazed down from heaven. 13For so will the Lord give goodness, and our earth will give her fruit. 14Justice will walk before him, and he will set his steps upon the way.

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