Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forever. Psalms 113:2 NABRE This psalm begins the Hallel, a great prayer of praise from the Hebrew people to God. The Hallell remembers the great themes that are essential to Jewish faith. They include the exodus from Egypt, the splitting…
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I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” Psalms 122:1 NABRE This is a psalm of pilgrimage, singing and rejoicing on the journey to Jerusalem and the Holy Temple. It is a place different from any other place because it brings peace…
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He has remembered his mercy and faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God. Psalms 98:3 NABRE The people are celebrating joy in song. This psalm begins with an invitation to sing to the Lord as praise for the…
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Glorious things are said of you, O city of God! Psalms 87:3 NABRE Korah a rich man who felt he had been wronged denied the sovereignty and superior sanctity of Moses, Aaron and the other leaders of Israel. He protested that the entire congregation is holy. Gathering with two-hundred and…
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A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit. Do not drive me from before your face, nor take from me your holy spirit. Psalms 51:12-13 NABRE This psalm is a plea to be purified and for a heart to be made clean. The psalm begins…
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