A Psalter for Prayer

An Adaptation of the Classic Miles Coverdale Translation

Description

The Psalms of David are the foundation of Christian worship and integral to its form and content. This edition of the classic Coverdale translation is accompanied by prayers and rubrics from the Liturgical Psalter of the Russian Church, adapted to conform to the Greek Septuagint text, and subdivided into the twenty traditional Orthodox liturgical kathismata. It is presented here for the first time in a slimmed down pocket edition to inspire daily use in prayer at home and when traveling. The text is complimented by a flexible textured binding, gold stamped cover, and three marker ribbons.

Additional information

Weight	245 g
Dimensions	5.5 × 3 × 0.79 in
Author Name	David James
Publisher	Holy Trinity Publications
Imprint	Printshop of St Job of Pochaev
Language	English
Pages	368
Book Dimensions	5.5 x 3 ins
Paperback ISBN	9780884654186

Author Biography

David Mitchell James studied French, Russian and Greek at McGill University, from which he received a B.A. in Byzantine & Eastern European History in 1971. He was received into Orthodoxy on Lazarus Saturday 1969 at SS. Peter & Paul Cathedral in Montreal by the V. Rev. George Benigsen. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army, where he studied Slovene at the Defense Language Institute and worked as a translator. He lived for many years in Rye, NH, and was a founding member of St. Xenia Orthodox Church in Methuen, MA. He has since retired to his native Maine.

How the Psalter is to be said Throughout the Whole Year
The Seven Bow Beginning
Prayers before reading the Psalter
The 20 Kathismata
Prayers after reading the Psalter
The Rite chanted Following the Departure of the soul from the body
Reading the Psalter for the Departed
The Rite for Singing the Twelve Psalms
Appendix: The Numbering of the Psalms