Article 1 IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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David is par excellence the king “after God’s own heart,” the
shepherd who prays for his people and prays in their name. His submission to
the will of God, his praise, and his repentance, will be a model for the prayer
of the people. His prayer, the prayer of God’s Anointed, is a faithful
adherence to the divine promise and expresses a loving and joyful trust in God,
the only King and Lord.²⁸ In the Psalms David, inspired by the Holy
Spirit, is the first prophet of Jewish and Christian prayer. the prayer of
Christ, the true Messiah and Son of David, will reveal and fulfill the meaning
of this prayer.

PART FOUR: CHRISTIAN PRAYER