A Psalm of the Church's thanksgiving for God's forgiveness in Christ, for His love in the past and the certainty of its continuance in the future. Angels and saints and the powers of nature are summoned to join in this thanksgiving.
PSALM civ. Benedic, anima mea
Whitsun Day, evening (Prayer Book)
The Church's witness to the immanence of the Word in all creation; she recognises this in the beauty, the order, the preservation of all forms of varied life. Especially in the renewal of natural life (vv. 30-5) she recognises and praises the life-giving activity of the Holy Spirit, and sees in it a prophecy of the restoration of all things in the Resurrection to their first perfection, and the final overthrow of evil.
PSALM cv. Confitemini Domino
A Psalm of the Church's thanksgiving as she reviews her history and the providence which has preserved her in all vicissitudes, and considers the eternal inheritance which is the reward of obedience.
PSALM cvi. Confitemini Domino
Also an historical Psalm, in which the Church in time of exile and persecution recalls God's providence, and her many failures; she places her trust in the intercession of Christ, of Whom Moses was a type, and prays for her restoration.
PSALM cvii. Confitemini Domino
Thanksgiving after a Storm at Sea (Prayer Book)