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Responsorial psalmody primarily refers to the placement and use of the Psalm within the readings at a Christian service of the Eucharist. The Psalm chosen in such a context is often called the responsorial psalm. They are found in the liturgies of several Christian denominations, including those of Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism and Anglicanism.
Psalm 1 is recited to prevent a miscarriage. [17] In the Talmud (Berakhot 10a) it is stated that Psalm 1 and Psalm 2 were counted as one composition and David's favorite as he used the word "ashrei" ("blessed") in the opening phrase of Psalm 1 (ashrei ha′ish) and the closing phrase of Psalm 2 (ashrei kol choso vo). [18]
The most general definition of a responsory is any psalm, canticle, or other sacred musical work sung responsorially, that is, with a cantor or small group singing verses while the whole choir or congregation respond with a refrain. However, this article focuses on those chants of the western Christian tradition that have traditionally been ...
Beatus vir (Ecclesiastical Latin: [beˈatus ˈvir]; "Blessed is the man ...") [a] are the first words in the Latin Vulgate Bible of both Psalm 1 and Psalm 112 (in the general modern numbering; it is Psalm 111 in the Greek Septuagint and the Vulgate [b]). In each case, the words are used to refer to frequent and significant uses of these psalms ...
Psalm 3 belongs to Sidney's Psalmes of David, as David is the subject of many of the Psalms. It is his personal thanksgiving to God for answering the prayer of an afflicted soul. In the King James Bible, the Psalm is introduced as "A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son". [16]
The modern Gradual always consists of two psalm verses, generally (but not always) taken from the same psalm. There are a few Graduals that use a book of scripture other than the Psalms (for example, the verse for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is from the Book of Judith ), or even non-scriptural verses (for example, the first verse in ...
Psalm 18 ("I love you, O Lord, my strength.") Psalm 20 ("The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee") Psalm 21 ("The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!") Psalm 45 ("My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching ...
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him. (James 1:12) [ 22 ] In the Book of Mormon , a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement , Jesus delivers a sermon to a group of people in the Americas shortly after His ...