Psalter for the Christian People (Pueblo Books) [Paperback]

Episcopal Church (Author), Gordon W. Lathrop (Editor), Gail Ramshaw (Editor)

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Publication Date: June 29, 2002 | Series: Pueblo Books

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: The Liturgical Press (June 29, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814661343
• ISBN-13: 978-0814661345
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,556,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Psalter for the Christian People, March 27, 2000

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Mark E. Stanger "The Rev. Canon Mark E. Stanger" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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For those wary of inclusive-language Biblical translations which might be too extreme, this psalter presents a modest but appreciable freshening of patriarchal language. Very close to the Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal Church, 1979) psalter, it is especially useful for worshiping communities in that denomination but could be used in public or private prayer in any church (or synagogue--the book's title is unnecesarily limiting; there are no direct Christological references in the book itself). The concise introduction (2 pages!) explains in ten clear points the criteria for the language selected and includes examples. A bonus is a short essay, also with examples, on singing the psalter. The handsome design by noted liturgical artist, Frank Kacmarcik, Obl.S.B., makes the paperbound volume worthy of use in places of public worship.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice rendering of he Book of Psalms., May 14, 2008

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David Fletcher Noble (Highlands Ranch, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This makes a wonderful psalter and the inclusive language puts forth a stately figuring of the psalms. Would be nice to include a chart of the best psalms to pray during the liturgical seasons and those suitable for Morning and Evening prayers. The Morning and Evening Canticles added would make this book a more superb prayerbook.