A beautiful old Anglo-Saxon manuscript in the British Library from the 8th Century, shown above, records the psalms in Latin in an insular uncial script (capital letters) in common use around 700 CE. The British Library's description of this manuscript, titled Cotton MS Vespasian A 1, is simply: A Roman Psalter (‘The Vespasian Psalter’), including prefaces, canticles, … Continue reading Psalm 133, 12 April 2015
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Psalm 133, 17 Aug 2014
How good and how pleasant it is when kindred live together in harmony.That's it, folks. That's the message of this psalm. Like most of the psalms of ascent, it's short and sweet. There are a couple of images thrown in to help us savour the psalmist's message -- and they are typical of the psalms, images that stir … Continue reading Psalm 133, 17 Aug 2014
Psalms in the South 