Psalms – Chapter 60

Old Testament9 Verses

1Unto the end, in hymns, for David.

2Hear, O God, my supplication: be attentive to my prayer.

3To thee have I cried from the ends of the earth: when my heart was in anguish, thou hast exalted me on a rock. Thou hast conducted me;

4For thou hast been my hope; a tower of strength against the face of the enemy.

5In thy tabernacle I shall dwell for ever: I shall be protected under the covert of thy wings.

6For thou, my God, hast heard my prayer: thou hast given an inheritance to them that fear thy name.

7Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: his years even to generation and generation.

8He abideth for ever in the sight of God: his mercy and truth who shall search?

9So will I sing a psalm to thy name for ever and ever: that I may pay my vows from day to day.

Reflection for Today

The central section of Psalms—Chapter 60 of 150—opens a particular moment in the story of prayer, praise, and the full range of human emotion before God.

According to Catholic teaching, the Psalms are the prayer book of the Church, prayed daily in the Liturgy of the Hours (CIC 2585-2589). This chapter especially highlights the fear of the Lord as wisdom, a theme the Catechism develops in relation to the whole of revelation (CIC 854).

Consider praying with this chapter again at day's end, offering God gratitude for one insight received. The Church encourages daily contact with Scripture (CIC 1265) so that Christ's mind may be formed in us.

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