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.
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Psalm of David. To remember.
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Eternal! do not punish me in your anger,
And do not chastise me in your fury.
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Because your arrows have reached me,
And your hand is heavy on me.
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There is nothing healthy in my flesh because of your anger,
There is no more vigor in my bones because of my sin.
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For my iniquities are exalted above my head;
Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
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My wounds are infected and purulent,
By the effect of my madness.
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I am bent, shot to the last degree;
All day I walk in sadness.
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For a burning evil devours my bowels,
And there is nothing healthy in my flesh.
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I am helpless, completely broken;
The turmoil in my heart makes me moan.
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Lord! all my desires are before you,
And my sighs are not hidden from you.
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My heart is restless, my strength abandons me,
And the light of my eyes is no longer even with me.
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My friends and acquaintances move away from my wound,
And my relatives stay away.
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Those who want my life tend their traps;
Those who seek my misfortune say wickedness,
And meditate all day deceits.
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And I am like a deaf person, I cannot hear;
I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.
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I'm like a man who doesn't hear
And in whose mouth there is no reply.
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Eternal! it is in you that I hope;
You will answer, Lord, my God!
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For I say: do not allow them to rejoice over me,
Let them rise up against me if my foot falters!
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Because I am close to falling, And my pain is always before me.
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For I acknowledge my iniquity,
I am in fear because of my sin.
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And my enemies are full of life, full of strength;
Those who hate me without cause are numerous.
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They render me evil for good;
They are my adversaries, because I search for good.
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Do not forsake me, O Lord!
My God, don't walk away from me!
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Come in haste to my help,
Lord, my salvation!
