Psalms by George Theophilus Walker

Time for some more biblical music for your enjoyment. Listening to a symphony by George Walker recommended by YouTube led me to his two Psalm settings. Here is “O Praise The Lord” (Psalm 117):

Here is his setting of Psalm 96:

Also listen to his violin sonata. For another Psalm setting, here is Herbert Fromm’s “Grant Us Peace”:

For more biblical music, here is one of R. Nathaniel Dett’s Bible Vignettes, “Other Sheep”:

Igor Stravinsky composed a work called Babel which is a setting of the text of the story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis for narrator, chorus, and orchestra.

Of related interest:

Frederick Douglass’s famous speech features a significant and powerful use of Psalm 137

Prefacing the Psalms

An article on Torah and Psalms has been added to the Bible Odyssey website

Drew Longacre has a new article out on the Psalms scrolls from Qumran, which you can read for free online.

Thoughts on Psalm 4

Commentary on Psalm 55

Commentary on Psalm 56

Commentary on Psalm 57

Commentary on Psalm 58

Psalm 45 Links

Psalm 46 Links

William Oesterley’s commentary on the Psalms has been digitized and made freely available.

Travels With HP Psalm 9 #2

Travels With HP Psalm 9 #5

Bob MacDonald also blogged about rereading Psalms 1-10, the last verse of Psalm 9, and starting Psalm 10

Reading in translation: the example of Psalm 10:1

Psalm 10 – Sunday 27 June

Allan Bevere on Psalms 40-45, Psalms 51-57, Psalms 58-65, Psalms 80-85, Psalms 86-89, Psalms 90-95, Psalms 96-102, Psalms 103-105, Psalms 106-107, Psalms 108-114, and Psalms 115-118. He has now begun Psalm 119 which I expect will take him a while.

Defining human existence (Psalm 139)

There are a couple of articles on Psalms in the latest issue of the open access journal Old Testament Essays.

“He disinherits them in his wrath”–Dr. Andrew Burlingame

Fifty ways to say “there is no God” (riffing on Psalm 14)

James Tabor on Psalm 22 in the passion narratives in Mark and Matthew

Philip Jenkins on the historical influence of Psalm 91:

The Pope, the Emperor, and the Venice Myth

Also related:

Liturgical music and the incarnation

The Milken Archive shared David’s Quilt

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The Musical Mysteries of Josquin