Resources

The Psalms in Christian Worship

This section of resources supplements John Witvliet's recent book The Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship: A Brief Introduction and Guide to Resources. The biblical psalms are certainly a valuable source for Christian worship, but their vast size as a whole can prove daunting without direction. This book is a brief yet comprehensive guide to using the psalms in worship.

This section of our website will grow as we continue to find new resources. If you know of a resource that belongs here, let us know.

Featured Musical Resources
Examples of Psalm Settings
Recordings of Psalms

Featured Resources for Study and Reflection
Sermons on the Psalms
Meditations on the Psalms
Commentaries on the Psalms
Praying the Psalms(from Redeemer Presbyterian Church)
Titles for the Psalms(from Hope College)
Probable Occasion When Each Psalm Was Composed(from Blue Letter Bible)
World Wide Study Bible: Psalms (from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library)
Audio of the Psalms in Hebrew (from the University of Washington)
Emerging Portrait of the Psalms (by Bob MacDonald)
Articles on the Psalms (from iTanakh)

Publications
The Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship by John Witvliet
Voicing God's Psalms by Calvin Seerveld
Jazz Psalms CD
Japanese Recording of Genevan Psalms (CD)
Music of the Genevan Psalter CD

Vital Worship
Feature Stories ... for inspiration, learning, and group discussion

Using More Psalms in Worship
Voicing God's Psalms: How to hear God talking, live, to anyone who will listen
The Genevan Psalter: What Makes Songs So Powerful They Won't Disappear?

Seminar
The Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship
Seminar at the Calvin Symposium on Worship 2007

Event
Psalm Festival
resources from a festival that celebrated each of the 150 psalms consecutively

Audio Presentations
The Poetry of Astonishment: Preaching the Psalms
presentation by Ellen Davis at Symposium 2007
What We Can Learn about Worship from Asaph the Psalmist
presentation by Rory Noland at Symposium 2007

Musical Resources
When Justice and Peace Embrace: Singing the Psalms at Christmas
Service of Lessons and Carols
Singing the Psalms in Modern Worship: A Review of Psalm CDs
Greg Scheer
Psalms in Song: Music Book and Teaching Resources
Donna Moss
guide to Psalms-related websites
Sternhold and Hopkins Psalter
texts from a sixteenth-century Psalter

Historical Resources
A Reformed Approach to Psalmody: The Legacy of the Genevan Psalter
Emily Brink
a plenary address on the history of psalms in Reformed worship
The Genevan Psalter
David T. Koyzis
versifications and musical accompaniment to each of the psalms along with many additional resources
Reformation Worship and the Psalms
presentation to the Calvin Symposium on Worship
Calvin's Preface to the Psalter (from The Blue Banner)
1562 Genevan Psalter Texts in English (from the Canadian and American Reformed Churches)
Preface to the Bay Psalm Book c.1640 (from Covenanted Reformed Presbyterian Church)
Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts (from the CCEL)

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