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# Who could be luckier than those who assure us that they will attain supreme bliss by reading, every day, seven short verses from the sacred psalms?
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- Published: 2025-09-05T06:05:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:28:51.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Faith, Books

There is a tradition that a rather talkative demon once mentioned to Saint Bernard the existence of seven verses, the daily reading of which guarantees entry into paradise. But he had no intention of revealing them. Saint Bernard replied that he would simply read the whole psalter every day and urge everyone else to do the same. Alarmed at the prospect of so many people attaining so great a grace, the demon was obliged to disclose the treasured verses to Bernard. Later, together with this story, they were included in the prayer book of Thomas More and in many books of hours