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 137

1我们曾在巴比伦的河边坐下, 一追想锡安就哭了。 2我们把琴挂在那里的柳树上; 3因为在那里,掳掠我们的要我们唱歌, 抢夺我们的[要我们]作乐,说: 给我们唱一首锡安歌吧! 4我们怎能在外邦唱耶和华的歌呢? 5耶路撒冷啊,我若忘记你, 情愿我的右手忘记[技巧]! 6我若不记念你, 若不看耶路撒冷过于我所最喜乐的, 情愿我的舌头贴于上膛! 7耶路撒冷[遭难]的日子, 以东人说:拆毁!拆毁! 直拆到根基! 耶和华啊,求你记念这仇! 8将要被灭的巴比伦城啊, 报复你像你待我们的,那人便为有福! 9拿你的婴孩摔在磐石上的, 那人便为有福!

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