Psalmy w liturgicznej modlitwie Kościoła

Abstract

The Psalms, as a heritage of Jewish worship, through Christ and by his example, became “essential to the prayer of the Church” (cf. CCC 2586).In light of the person and actions of Jesus Christ they attained new theological meaning: interpreted christologically (cf. Lk 24, 44) the Psalms belong undeniably to the spiritual treasury of Christianity. From the beginning, the Church inserted the Psalms into the celebration of the Eucharist and into the daily horarium of prayer. Similarly, the texts of the Psalms found their place in the celebration of the other sacraments and sacramentals. In the course of Christian history, the Psalms have been translated into different languages in order to reinvigorate the faith of Christians and as well as to deepen their spiritual experiences. Consequently, translations of the Psalm in Greek and Latin appeared, and - starting from the XII-XIII centuries – there were the respective translations in the European national languages.