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 69

1in finem David in rememoratione eo quod salvum me fecit Dominus 2Deus in adiutorium meum intende Domine ad adiuvandum me festina; 3confundantur et revereantur qui quaerunt animam meam 4avertantur retrorsum et erubescant qui volunt mihi mala avertantur statim erubescentes qui dicunt %mihi; euge euge 5exultent et laetentur in te omnes qui quaerunt te et dicant semper magnificetur Deus qui diligunt salutare tuum 6ego vero egenus et pauper Deus adiuva me adiutor meus et liberator meus es tu Domine ne moreris

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