Like the preceding, a Psalm of the Church's thanksgiving for the eternal sovereignty of Christ in its mercy and its judgment.
PSALM cxlvii. Laudate Dominum
The joy of the Church in her calling and preservation by Christ, in the Gospel committed to her trust, and in the truth that all things temporal as well as eternal are hers in Christ, Who is Lord of all.
PSALM cxlviii. Laudate Dominum
The Church's call to the angels, to all the powers of nature, and to all estates of men to give thanks to Christ, with her.
PSALM cxlix. Cantate Domino
A Psalm of the Communion of Saints, in which the living and departed (ver. 5) unite to praise Christ their King, and ascribe to Him their victory over the powers of this world.
PSALM cl. Laudate Dominum
The eternal song of praise of the Church militant and triumphant, in which man's powers and development are consecrated to their true end, the giving of glory to the eternal Trinity.