Article 1 IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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The Psalter is the book in which the Word of God becomes man’s prayer. In other
books of the Old Testament, “the words proclaim [God’s] works and bring to
light the mystery they contain.”³⁹ The words of the Psalmist, sung
for God, both express and acclaim the Lord’s saving works; the same Spirit
inspires both God’s work and man’s response. Christ will unite the two. In him,
the psalms continue to teach us how to pray.

PART FOUR: CHRISTIAN PRAYER