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
Douay-Rheims 1899

Psalms 116

1O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. 2For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remaineth for ever.

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition. Challoner / 1899 American edition is public domain.