PSALM lix. Eripe me de inimicis
A prayer of Christ in His Passion against the malice of His enemies; His denunciation of their impenitence; His hope of the Resurrection and the final vindication of Divine justice.
PSALM lx. Deus, repulisti nos
A prayer of the scattered and persecuted Church, and the answer of the triumphant Christ (under the figure of David's victories).
PSALM lxi. Exaudi, Deus
A prayer of the scattered Church, praying to be established on the rock of Christ; her confession of faith in the eternal royalty of Christ.
PSALM lxii. Nonne Deo?
The Church's confidence in Christ her rock in contrast with the falsehood of the world and the deceitfulness of riches; her faith in the ultimate manifestation of the Divine justice.
PSALM lxiii. Deus, Deus meus
A prayer of the exiled Church; her joy in worship, and her confidence in the sovereignty of Christ.