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
King James Version

Psalms 134

1Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. 2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. 3The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

King James Version (1769). Public domain in the United States. The 1611/1769 text is not under copyright.