Sacred Poetry for Family Prayer

The psalms of the Hebrew Bible are the most influential and widely cherished collection of religious poetry in the world. This book is intended to facilitate and enrich communal recitation or chanting of the psalms in English. It includes a new verse translation of the psalms, scriptural canticles, morning and evening prayers, and Rosary meditations, all of which are inspired by or adapted from English-language biblical and devotional literature of the Middle Ages. The sacred texts are supported by an abundance of linguistic, cultural, and spiritual annotations that help modern English-speaking readers to deeply appreciate the psalms as both poems and prayers.