Wishing all readers and psalm singers a very happy 2021, full of hope, joy and music of the psalms, if not the spheres. A special thanks to our local Singers in the South who have over many years gathered faithfully to encounter your leader's flights of fancy; new musical styles, settings to challenge heart and … Continue reading Happy new year 2021
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Psalm 100, 22 Nov 20
No speed limit This poem, titled 'A psalm of thanksgiving', is intended as a hymn for singing in worship together, a delight currently denied to many of us. It calls not just for singing, but singing with joy and gladness; for "we are God's people, and the flock of God's pasture". (3) And it invites … Continue reading Psalm 100, 22 Nov 20
Psalm 119
Note: This post re-introduces the longest psalm, sections of which arise in the next two weeks. Subsequent posts will look more closely at sections as they appear in the Lectionary, starting with Aleph then He on the following Sunday. Psalm 119 has at its heart the 'law', or the premises principles, and promises of God. At 176 … Continue reading Psalm 119
Cloud-capp’d towers
You won't find that little phrase in the psalms: but poetic imagery is there in spades. Part of the fascination of the psalter is the special place in our lives of poetry set to music. As noted previously, the synergy of music and word is somehow magical -- a classic case of the sum being greater than the … Continue reading Cloud-capp’d towers
Psalm 8, Trinity Sunday 15 June 14
'Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings', according to Psalm 8, comes not precocious wisdom and truth - as is the modern common usage of this phrase - but strength or a bulwark ordained in heaven. The very existence of each new child speaks of the power and wonder of creation. Then comes a familiar … Continue reading Psalm 8, Trinity Sunday 15 June 14
Psalms in the South 