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X-WR-CALDESC:<i>Four psalms are sung each day at Vespers\, starting with Ps
 alm 110 and ending with Psalm 147\, omitting the psalms in this series alr
 eady assigned to other hours\, namely\, Psalms 118 through 128\, Psalm 134
  and Psalm 143. All the remaining psalms are said at Vespers.Since this le
 aves three psalms too few\, the longer ones in the series should be divide
 d: that is Psalms 139\, 144 and 145. And because Psalm 117 is short\, it c
 an be joined to Psalm 116. This is the order of psalms for Vespers\; the r
 est is as arranged above: the reading\, responsory\, hymn\, versicle and c
 anticle.</i>\n\nIn determining the order of the psalms for the prayer life
  of his community\, Benedict grounds Prime\, Terce\, Sext and None\, the L
 ittle Hours of the Divine Office\, in the Wisdom Psalm\, 119. Wisdom psalm
 s were not liturgical hymns of lament or praise. They were meant to instru
 ct the assembly in divine truths and were often built on the alphabet in o
 rder to make memorization easier. Modern educators write children's books 
 or songs in the same way and for the same reason. Psalm 119\, therefore\, 
 has 22 sections\, with each of the eight verses of each section beginning 
 with one of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.\n\nIt is this longest of a
 ll psalms\, with its theme of the trustworthiness of God's law\, the richn
 ess of God's will for us\, the excellence of God's loving design for us th
 at Benedict wants us to learn and say daily and never forget.
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DESCRIPTION:<i>Four psalms are sung each day at Vespers\, starting with Psa
 lm 110 and ending with Psalm 147\, omitting the psalms in this series alre
 ady assigned to other hours\, namely\, Psalms 118 through 128\, Psalm 134 
 and Psalm 143. All the remaining psalms are said at Vespers.Since this lea
 ves three psalms too few\, the longer ones in the series should be divided
 : that is Psalms 139\, 144 and 145. And because Psalm 117 is short\, it ca
 n be joined to Psalm 116. This is the order of psalms for Vespers\; the re
 st is as arranged above: the reading\, responsory\, hymn\, versicle and ca
 nticle.</i>\n\nIn determining the order of the psalms for the prayer life 
 of his community\, Benedict grounds Prime\, Terce\, Sext and None\, the Li
 ttle Hours of the Divine Office\, in the Wisdom Psalm\, 119. Wisdom psalms
  were not liturgical hymns of lament or praise. They were meant to instruc
 t the assembly in divine truths and were often built on the alphabet in or
 der to make memorization easier. Modern educators write children's books o
 r songs in the same way and for the same reason. Psalm 119\, therefore\, h
 as 22 sections\, with each of the eight verses of each section beginning w
 ith one of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.\n\nIt is this longest of al
 l psalms\, with its theme of the trustworthiness of God's law\, the richne
 ss of God's will for us\, the excellence of God's loving design for us tha
 t Benedict wants us to learn and say daily and never forget.
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LOCATION:Chapter 18
SUMMARY:The Order of the Psalmody
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