Part of: The Parallel Bible. Old and New Testaments (KJV and Revised Version) The Book of Psalms (KJV)

Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yizhaki) was a French rabbi and author of commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible that became touchstones for biblical interpretation in the Middle Ages. His comprehensive commentary on Psalms is available online.

This volume illustrates that Psalms is not just of historical interest but continues to be at the heart of Jewish worship and prayer, both communal and personal.

At the time of his death from war wounds in 1586, the 32-year-old Sir Philip Sidney had translated the first 43 Psalms into verse. His sister Mary completed the task. The Sidney Psalter was not officially published until 1823, the collection was circulated in manuscript form long before Mary’s…

Lewis discusses what he calls the “second meanings” of the Psalms when read as prophecy through a Christian lens. Lewis emphasizes that the ancient authors were not versed in Christian theology and denies that his “second meanings” undermine the legitimacy of the meaning of the Psalms as originally…

Donne, well known as a poet, was Dean at St. Paul’s Cathedral for a decade (1621-1632). Donne thought the Psalms “the manna of the Church: as Manna tasted to every man like that that he liked best, so do the Psalms minister instruction, and satisfaction, to every man, in every emergency and…

Alter, translator of the entire Hebrew Bible, lectures on “The Psalms as Literature” and engages in a question and answer session with his audience.