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 120

1canticum graduum levavi oculos meos in montes unde veniet auxilium mihi 2auxilium meum a Domino qui fecit caelum et terram 3non det in commotionem pedem tuum neque dormitet qui custodit te 4ecce non dormitabit neque dormiet qui custodit Israhel 5Dominus custodit te Dominus protectio tua super manum dexteram tuam 6per diem sol non uret te neque luna per noctem 7Dominus custodit te ab omni malo custodiat animam tuam Dominus 8Dominus custodiat introitum tuum et exitum tuum ex hoc nunc et usque in saeculum

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