Patrick Henry Reardon - Christ in the Psalms

Copyright 2000 by Patrick Henry Reardon

Revised, 2011
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ISBN 10: 1-888212-21-7
ISBN 13: 978-1-888212-21-1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Blessed is the man

Why do the nations rage?

Lord, how increased are they

Hear me when I call

Give ear to my words

O Lord, do not rebuke me

O Lord, my God, in You I put my trust

O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name

I will praise You, O Lord

In the name of the Lord I put my trust

Save me, O God, for there is not a godly man left

How long, O Lord?

The fool says in His heart

Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle?

Preserve me, O God

Hear a just cause, O Lord

I will love You, O Lord

The heavens declare the glory of God

May the Lord hearken to you

O Lord, the king will rejoice in Your strength

My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?

The Lord is my shepherd

The earth is the Lords

To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul

Vindicate me, O God

The Lord is my light and salvation

To You, O Lord, I cry

Bring to the Lord, you sons of God

I will extol You, O Lord

In You, O Lord, I put my trust

Blessed are those whose sins are forgiven

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous

I will bless the Lord at all times

Judge those who harm me, O Lord

Planning sin, the lawless man

Envy not the wicked

Lord, rebuke me not in Your wrath

I will guard my ways

With patience have I waited for the Lord

Blessed is he who considers the poor

As the deer longs for the water brooks

Judge me, O God, and know my cause

We have heard with our ears, O God

My heart gave forth a noble theme

Strength and refuge is our God

All you nations, clap your hands

Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised

Hear these things, all you nations

The God of gods has spoken

Have mercy on me, O God

Why boast you of your lawlessness

The fool says in his heart

Save me in Your Name, O God

Hear my prayer, O God

Have mercy on me, O God

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me

If you speak of justice

Save me from my enemies

O God, You have rejected us

Hear my petition, O God

Shall not my soul be subject to God?

O God, my God, I rise to You at the break of day

O God, attend to my prayer when I cry

To You a hymn is due, O God, in Zion

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth

O God, have mercy on us and bless us

Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered

Save me, O God

O God, come to my assistance

In You, O Lord, I put my trust

Give, O God, Your judgment for the king

How good God is to Israel

Why do You utterly abandon us, O God?

We will confess You, O God

God is known in Judah

With my voice I cried to the Lord

Listen, my people, to my law

O God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance

O shepherd of Israel, pay heed

Rejoice in God our helper

God stands in the assembly of the gods

Who is like unto You, O God?

How beloved Your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts

Kindly have You been to Your land, O Lord

O Lord, incline Your ear

His foundations are in the holy mountains

O Lord, God of my salvation

The mercies of the Lord will I sing forever

Lord, You have been our refuge

He who dwells in the help of the Highest

It is good to acclaim the Lord

The Lord is King; He is clothed with splendor

A God of vengeance is the Lord

Oh come, let us exult in the Lord

Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth

The Lord is King, let the earth be glad

Sing to the Lord a new song, for the Lord has done wondrous things

The Lord is King, let the peoples rage

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth!

Mercy and judgment will I chant to You, O Lord

O Lord, hear my prayer

Bless the Lord, O my soul

Bless the Lord, O my soul

Confess to the Lord, and call upon His name

Confess to the Lord, for He is good

Confess to the Lord, for He is good

My heart is prepared, O God

Be not silent to my praise, O God

The Lord said to my Lord

I will confess You, O Lord, with all my heart

Blessed is the man that fears the Lord

Praise the Lord, you servants

When Israel went forth from Egypt

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us

I have loved

I have believed

Praise the Lord, all you nations

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

Blessed are the blameless in the path

To the Lord I called in my distress

I have raised mine eyes to the mountains

I was elated when they said to me

To You have I lifted up my eyes

Had the Lord not been among us

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion

When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion

Unless the Lord should build the house

Blessed are all who fear the Lord

Many times have they warred against me from my youth

Out of the depths have I cried to You, O Lord

O Lord, my heart is not arrogant

O Lord, remember David

Behold how good and delightful a thing

Behold, now, bless the Lord

Praise the Name of the Lord

Confess to the Lord, for He is good

By the rivers of Babylon

I will confess to You, O Lord, with all my heart

Lord, You have searched me and known me

Save me from the evil man, O Lord

O Lord, I have cried unto You

With my voice have I cried to the Lord

O Lord, hear my prayer

Blessed be the Lord my God

I will extol You, O my God and King

Praise the Lord, O my soul

Praise the Lord, for a psalm is good

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem

Praise the Lord from the heavens

Sing to the Lord a new song

Praise the Lord in His holy place

Small I was among my brothers

UXORI ,

FILIAE,

FILIOQUE

Introduction

This new edition of Christ in the Psalms is nearly identical with the original, published a dozen years ago. Indeed, these next few introductory pages are the chief addition to the book, though there are changessometimes substantialin my comments on Psalms 73, 75, 90, 94, and 106 (Hebrew Psalter 74, 76, 91, 95, and 107). I had hoped to make further improvements in the work, but the press of other concerns has so far rendered that task impossible.

Let me, then, begin by explaining what this book is about.

The Churchs full format of prayer includes, among many other components, the weekly recitation of the entire Book of Psalms. Indeed, among is scarcely an adequate preposition in this case because of the very special place psalmody holds in the Christian life of prayer. From the very beginning of her history, when the Church of God turns to Him in love and devotion, the words of the Psalter form the expressions that spontaneously, as by an impulse of her nature, rise from her heart and take shape in her mouth. The psalms find their truest context in the heart and on the lips of the Church. Those whose lips constantly move with the syllables of the Psalter give living expression to the deepest being of the Church.