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
Vulgate

Psalms 114

1alleluia dilexi quoniam exaudiet Dominus vocem orationis meae 2quia inclinavit aurem suam mihi et in diebus meis invocabo te 3circumdederunt me dolores mortis pericula inferni invenerunt me tribulationem et dolorem inveni 4et nomen Domini invocavi o Domine libera animam meam 5misericors Dominus et iustus et Deus noster miseretur 6custodiens parvulos Dominus humiliatus sum et liberavit me 7convertere anima mea in requiem tuam quia Dominus benefecit tibi 8quia eripuit animam meam de morte oculos meos a lacrimis pedes meos a lapsu 9placebo Domino in regione vivorum

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