Why Does the Church Sing Psalm 95 EVERY day?

Invitatory Psalm 95
Come, let us sing to the Lord *
and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us.
Let us approach him with praise and thanksgiving *
and sing joyful songs to the Lord.

The Lord is God, the mighty God, *
the great king over all the gods.
He holds in his hands the depths of the earth *
and the highest mountains as well.
He made the sea; it belongs to him, *
the dry land, too, for it was formed by his hands.

Come, then, let us bow down and worship, *
bending the knee before the Lord, our maker.
For he is our God and we are his people, *
the flock he shepherds.

Today, listen to the voice of the Lord: †
Do not grow stubborn, as your fathers did
in the wilderness, *
when at Meriba and Massah
they challenged me and provoked me, *
Although they had seen all of my works.

Forty years I endured that generation. *
I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray
and they do not know my ways.”
So I swore in my anger, *
“They shall not enter into my rest.”

The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes), ©1974, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.

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0:00 Venite Exsultemus Domino
0:22 The Invitatory
0:40 Monastic Tradition
1:06 #1 slumber to song
1:48 #2 right relationship
3:09 #3 warning in the morning
4:03 Invitation!

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Love it. Psalm 95 calls us “from slumber into song. That is conversion.” Go for it—chants, rants, and rambles!

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Come let us sing to the LORD, and shout with joy to the rock who saves us! I love waking up with Psalm 95!

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I have often wonder why we always start with Psalm 95. It means so much more to me after listening to the break down. I get it now. Super helpful, thanks!

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Thank you for explaining the "why" of the Invitatory. I always miss it if I don't start my day with it. Now I know why. 😊