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Illustrations
Figures
Book Three (Psalms 73–89
Figure 1 Jesus Walking on the Water in a Storm. Source: Wagner, R. 2020. The Book of Praises. Translations from the Psalms. Norwich: Canterbury Press.
Figure 2 ‘But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity and destroyed them not’. (Ps. 78:38). Source: Wragg, A. 1934: The Psalms for Modern Life. New York: Claude Kendall.
Figure 3 Michael Jessing, Ps. 80:8–9. The Vine with Human Figures. Source: http://www.psalms-mixastudio.com/psalms-69-84.php.
Figure 4 Interpretation of singing of Psalm 82 in its earliest setting. Reproduced with the kind permission of David Mitchell, Director of Music in Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Brussels; website https://brightmorningstar.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ps-082.pdf.
Figure 5 Interpretation of singing of Psalm 87 in its earliest setting. Reproduced with the kind permission of David Mitchell, Director of Music in Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Brussels; website https://brightmorningstar.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ps-087.pdf
Figure 6 Roger Wagner, Ps. 89:44–45: The King and the Cross. Source: Wagner, R. 2013. The Book of Praises: A Translation of the Psalms. Book Three. Oxford: The Besalel Press.
Book Four (Psalms 90–106)
Figure 7 Michael Jessing: An Ecological Interpretation of Psalm 104. Source: http://www.psalms-mixastudio.com/psalms-101-116.php.
Book Five (Psalms 107–151)
Figure 8 Interpretation of singing of Psalm 114 in its earliest setting. Reproduced with the kind permission of David Mitchell, Director of Music in Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Brussels; website https://brightmorningstar.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ps-114.pdf.
Figure 9 Arthur Wragg, ‘But the earth hath he given to the children of men’ (Ps. 115:16). Source: Wragg, A. 1934: The Psalms for Modern Life. New York: Claude Kendall.
Figure 10 Arthur Wragg, ‘Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?’ (Ps. 119:9). Source: Wragg, A. 1934: The Psalms for Modern Life. New York: Claude Kendall.
Figure 11 R. B. Benn, ‘I lift my eyes unto the mountains: from where shall my help come?’ (Ps. 121:1). Source: Benn, R. B. 1970. Les Psaumes. Lyon: Musee des Beaux-Arts.
Figure 12 Arthur Wragg, ‘Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens’ (Psalm 123:1). Source: Wragg, A. 1934: The Psalms for Modern Life. New York: Claude Kendall.
Figure 13 Interpretation of singing of Psalm 134 in its earliest setting. Reproduced with the kind permission of David Mitchell, Director of Music in Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Brussels; website https://brightmorningstar.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ps-134.pdf.
Figure 14 Arthur Wragg, ‘How long shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?’ (Ps. 137:4). Source: Wragg, A. 1934: The Psalms for Modern Life. New York: Claude Kendall.
Figure 15 R. B. Benn ‘Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening offering’ (Ps 141:1‒2). Source: Benn, R. B. 1970. Les Psaumes. Lyon: Musee des Beaux-Arts.
Figure 16 Arthur Wragg, ‘I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living’ (Ps. 142:5). Source: Wragg, A. 1934: The Psalms for Modern Life. New York: Claude Kendall.
Figure 17 A liturgical Score of the Ashrei (Psalm 144:15). Taken from F. L. Cohen (ed.) 1993:181. Source Massey, A., website https://alexandermassey.com/ashrei-yoshvei-veitecha)
Figure 18 Arthur Wragg, ‘Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to earth; in that very day his thoughts perish’ (Ps. 146:34). Source: Wragg, A. 1934: The Psalms for Modern Life. New York: Claude Kendall.
Figure 19 The unexpected introduction to Psalm 150 by Ivor Stravinsky. Source: Public Domain/Creative Commons/Open Government (UK) Licence.
Plates
Plate 1 Psalm 74: ‘God works Salvation in the Midst of the Earth: The Birth of Christ.’ From The Eadwine Psalter, Trinity College M.17.1, fol. 128v (with permission from the Master and Fellows of Trinity College).
Plate 2 Psalm 78: David and the Unicorn. From The Stuttgart Psalter, Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Cod. Bibl M 23, fol. 108v (with permission from Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Stuttgart).
Plate 3 Psalm 81 (Latin 80) as the Sixth Liturgical Division: a Rotund Psalmist plays his Vielle to God. MS Canon Liturg 151, fol. 146v (with permission of The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford).
Plate 4 Psalm 84: A Figure points to Jerusalem’s Palaces and Towers. From The Parma Psalter, Biblioteca Paletina, Parma, MS Parm 1870 (Cod. De Rossi 510), fol. 119v (with permission from the owners of the facsimile of The Parma Psalter, at www.facsimile-editions.com).
Plate 5 Psalm 85: ‘Mercy and Truth are Met Together…’ . William Blake, c.1803, © Victoria and Albert Museum no. 9287 (with permission from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Plate 6 Psalm 91: Christ tramples on a Lion and Serpent-Dragon: a Political Reading. Cover of The Douce Ivory, MS Douce 176 (with permission of The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford).
Plate 7 Psalm 95: Calls to Praise on a Shofar. From The Parma Psalter, Biblioteca Paletina, Parma, MS Parm 1870 (Cod. De Rossi 510), fol. 136v (with permission from the owners of the facsimile of The Parma Psalter, at www.facsimile-editions.com).
Plate 8 Psalm 98:1: Illuminated Initial ‘C’. Christ the Architect of the Universe, holding a Compass from The Bromheim Psalter
