PSALM cxxxiii. Ecce, quam bonum!
A Psalm in which the pilgrim Church expresses her joy in her essential unity, the gift of the unction of the Holy Spirit poured upon her from the ascended Christ.
PSALM cxxxiv. Ecce nunc
A Psalm of the pilgrim Church as she contemplates her entry into the eternal sanctuary, the heavenly city of Christ, and the fellowship of the angels in their unceasing praise.
PSALM cxxxv. Laudate Nomen
The Church's thanksgiving for her calling in Christ, and the eternal rule of Christ over nature and man; she expresses her confidence in the living Christ Who dwells within her, in contrast with this world's idolatries.
PSALM cxxxvi. Confitemini
A Psalm of the Church's thanksgiving for the eternal mercy of Christ, as seen in creation, and in her own history and deliverances, and also in His abiding gift of the Eucharist (ver. 25).
PSALM cxxxvii. Super flumina
A Psalm of the sorrows of the Church in her captivity in this world, where she is persecuted and misunderstood. She expresses her loyalty to her heavenly calling, her desire for "Jerusalem which is above," and her warfare with Babylon, for whose overthrow she confidently waits.