The Psalter: A Faithful and Inclusive Rendering from the Hebrew into Contemporary English Poetry, Intended Primarily for Communal Song and Recitation

by International Commission on English in the Liturgy (Editor)

Book by International Commission on English in T

Genres: Poetry, Nonfiction

336 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1994

About the author

The International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL) is a commission set up by a number of episcopal conferences of English-speaking countries for the purpose of providing English translations of the liturgical books of the Roman Rite, the originals of which are in Latin.

Decisions to adopt these translations are made by the episcopal conference of the country concerned, and these decisions are reviewed by the Holy See before being put into effect.

Reviews

[Mary Helene · Rating 5 out of 5]

I give this book as a wedding gift. The translation is exquisite, and the physical properties of the text are just beautiful, each detail carefully considered. It can be held with one hand while reading, and my husband and I keep it on the headboard of our bed, so that we can reach up and pick up it up and read a Psalm to each other before we sleep.