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
English Revised Version

Psalms 100

1Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 2Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: give thanks unto him, and bless his name. 5For the LORD is good; his mercy endureth for ever; and his faithfulness unto all generations.

English Revised Version (1885). Public domain. The 1881/1885 British revision of the King James Version; parent of the ASV.