Through the laws of Kabbalah, each of the 150 psalms were given what the ancients called a "Wonder of God." So, to obtain a grace from the Lord, it was not enough to sing the psalm indicated, it was also necessary to perform a "plus" that allowed to be in adequacy with the Lord ...
The oldest Psalms have 3 000 years! King David, singing and dancing for God, is considered their father. Prayer of the believing Jew, as was the case of Jesus himself, the Psalms express all the human feelings of man before God, they are a prayer of praise and supplication. And since then, there is not a single moment when, somewhere in the world, a Psalm is raised to God. And thus, for centuries and centuries, these incessant praises and miraculous supplications have been realized.
"O LORD, I call on you, come hurry to me! Give ear to my voice, when I call on you. May my prayer be before your face like incense "(Ps 141: 1-2). Since those early times, men have sought to enter into communication with God. The Psalms are therefore part of these means.
In time, codifications and methods of recitation were instituted. For example at present, the Universal Catholic Church uses in the liturgy 147 psalms on the 150 of the biblical book. Thus, at each office, the psalms are the body of the prayer of the Church, the raw material of the Liturgy of the Hours.
But leave that aside to look at how early Christians used these psalms with wonderful powers. This way, much less conventional than the Liturgy of the Hours, is strongly inspired by the Jewish tradition which itself is much more inclined to rites and rituals. Through the laws of Kabbalah, each of the 150 psalms were given what the elders called a "Wonder of God." Thus, to obtain a grace from the Lord, it was not enough to sing the psalm indicated, it was also necessary to perform a "plus" that allowed to be in adequacy with the Lord.
136.1
Praise the Lord, for he is good,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.2
Praise the God of the gods
For his mercy endures forever!
136.3
Praise the Lord of lords,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.4
He who alone does great wonders,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.5
He who made the heavens with intelligence,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.6
Whoever has laid the land on the waters,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.7
Whoever made the great luminaries,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.8
The sun to preside over the day,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.9
The moon and the stars to preside over the night,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.10
He who struck the Egyptians in their firstborn,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.11
And brought out Israel from among them,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.12
With a strong hand and an extended arm,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.13
He who cut in two the Red Sea,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.14
Who made Israel pass through her,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.15
And hurried Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.16
He who led his people into the desert,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.17
He who struck great kings,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.18
Who killed powerful kings,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.19
Sihon, king of the Amorites,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.20
And Og, King of Bashan,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.21
And gave their country as an inheritance,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.22
As an inheritance to Israel, his servant,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.23
Whoever remembered us when we were humiliated,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.24
And delivered us from our oppressors,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.25
He who gives food to all flesh,
For his mercy endures forever!
136.26
Praise the God of heaven,
For his mercy endures forever!
