Our male voice group returns to lead us as we revisit that longest psalm, 119 - on this occasion from verse 137 to 144. Annotated text for singers may be found here > (Link will expire soon after 3 Nov.) We follow the familiar model of a cantor singing the first line or phrase, with all … Continue reading Psalm 119, 3 Nov 13
Month: October 2013
Psalm 65, 27 Oct 13
We don't 'do' Thanksgiving as a holiday in this country. However, we have often in our autumnal season held a harvest festival of some sort, rejoicing in the rich produce of the land. Here, it's spring rather than the 'season of mists and mellow fruitfulness', of course; but Psalm 65 set for this Sunday is … Continue reading Psalm 65, 27 Oct 13
Psalm 119, 20 Oct 13
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. - Psalm 119:105 Great verse - perhaps you think back to Scripture Union days - but actually you won't hear it this Sunday, as it's just outside our Lectionary reading which includes verses 97 to 104. Never mind, the glow permeates … Continue reading Psalm 119, 20 Oct 13
Psalm 66, 13 Oct 13
A place of refreshment Many sources of sung responses for this week's psalm refer to the idea, appearing especially in the last lines of the Lectionary selection verse 12, of restoration after trials: We went through fire and water; but you brought us out into a spacious place (NRSV) - or 'a place of refreshment' … Continue reading Psalm 66, 13 Oct 13
Psalms in the South 