Illustrations

Figures

Book One

Figure 1 Arthur Wragg, 'How long, my people, shall my honour suffer shame?' (Ps. 4:2). Source: Wragg, A. 1934: The Psalms for Modern Life. New York: Claude Kendall. Figure 2 Arthur Wragg, 'Hide me under the shadow of thy wings' (Ps. 17:8). Source: Wragg, A. 1934: The Psalms for Modern Life. New York: Claude Kendall. Figure 3 Arthur Wragg, 'I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living' (Ps. 27:13). Source: Wragg, A. 1934: The Psalms for Modern Life. New York: Claude Kendall. Figure 4 Roger Wagner, Psalm 31. Source: Wagner, R. 1994: The Book of Praises: A Translation of the Psalms. Book One. Oxford: The Besalel Press. Figure 5 Arthur Wragg, 'Praise the Lord with the lyre. Sing to him a new song' (Ps. 33:2-3). Source: Wragg, A. 1934: The Psalms for Modern Life. New York: Claude Kendall. Figure 6 Arthur Wragg, 'The Lord helps them and rescues them' (Ps. 37:40). Source: Wragg, A. 1934: The Psalms for Modern Life. New York: Claude Kendall. Figure 7 Introduction to Stravinsky's interpretation of Psalm 39:12-13 (*Vulgate 38:13-14). Source: Public Domain/Creative Commons/Open Government (UK) Licence. Figure 8 Stravinsky's beginning of the second movement to the first oboe before Ps. 40:1. Source: Public Domain/Creative Commons/Open Government (UK) Licence.

Book Two

Figure 9 Michael Jessing, 'Be still and know that I am God' (Ps. 46:10). Source: http://www.psalms-mixastudio.com/psalms-33-48.php. Figure 10 Arthur Wragg, 'Your tongue is like a sharp razor' (Ps. 52:2). Source: Wragg, A. 1934: The Psalms for Modern Life. New York: Claude Kendall. Figure 11 Arthur Wragg, 'With speech smoother than butter, but with a heart set on war' (Ps. 55:21). Source: Wragg, A. 1934: The Psalms for Modern Life. New York: Claude Kendall. Figure 12 Psalm 67 in the form of a menorah. Source: See https://beneisrael.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/psalm-67-the-menorah-psalm/. Figure 13 Michael Jessing, 'Give the king your justice, O God. May he judge your people with righteousness' (Ps. 72:1-4). Source: See http:/www.psalms-mixasudio.com/psalms 69-84.

Plates

Plate 1 Psalm 1 with Music and Art. The Saint John's Bible, Donald Jackson ©2004, Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, USA. Plate 2 Psalm 2 through the eyes of the Nativity. Khludov Psalter, The State Historical Museum, Moscow, MS D 129, fol. 3v (with permission from History Museum, Moscow). Image provided by Giovanni Scorcioni, www.FacsimileFinder.com. Plate 3 Psalm 16 through the eyes of the Resurrection. Utrecht Psalter, University Library of Utrecht, MS Bibl. Rhenotraiectinae 1 Nr 32, fol. 8r (with permission from the University Library Utrecht). Plate 4 Psalm 18: 'David delivered out of Many Waters' by William Blake. Tate Gallery 02230 (with permission from Tate ©2017). Plate 5 Psalm 19: Christ as Giant emerges from the Tent for the Sun. Eadwine Psalter, Trinity College, Cambridge MS r 17.1 (with permission from the Master and Fellows of Trinity College). Plate 6 Psalm 22 in the Window of Redemption at Chartres Cathedral. (Photograph by Painton Cowen at www.therosewindow.com). Plate 7 Psalm 24: Christ as Warrior and King. Utrecht Psalter, University Library of Utrecht, MS Bibl. Rhenotraiectinae 1 Nr 32, fol. 13v (with permission from the University Library Utrecht). Plate 8 Psalm 26: 'I will wash my hands in innocence' and the 'Lavabo'. St Albans Psalter, image © Hildesheim, St Godehard, taken from https://www.abdn.ac.uk/stalbanspsalter/english/commentary/page117.shtml. Plate 9 Psalm 27: David points to his eyes. The History Bible of Utrecht, 1443. Den Haag KB, 69 B 10, fol. 12v (with permission from Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag). Plate 10 Psalm 34: David feigns madness. Parma Psalter, Biblioteca Paletina, Parma, MS Parm 1870 (Cod. De Rossi 510), fol. 43A (with permission from the owners of the facsimile of The Parma Psalter, at www.facsimile-editions.com). Plate 11 Psalm 36 in the Millennium Windows at Great Malvern Priory (published by permission of the Priory). Plates 12 and 13 Psalm 37 on Charity and Greed. Two images from Khludov Psalter, The State Historical Museum, Moscow, MS D 129, fols. 35r and 35v (with permission from History Museum, Moscow). Images provided by Giovanni Scorcioni, www.FacsimileFinder.com. Plate 14 Psalm 38 and the Penitent Sinner. St Albans Psalter, image © Hildesheim, St Godehard, taken from https://www.abdn.ac.uk/stalbanspsalter/english/commentary/page145.shtml. Plate 15 Psalm 42 in the Apse Mosaic at Basilica Di San Clemente, Rome. (Permission given by the Prior of Basilica San Clemente). Plate 16 Psalm 44: 'The Protection of Israel' by Marc Chagall from Les Psaumes de David, Gérard Cramer Editeur, Geneva, 1979. (Permission given by DACS London, 2017; image provided by Agence Photographique de le Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris). Plate 17 Psalm 45: The Coronation of the Virgin Mary in a woodcut by John van Eyck (with permission of The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford). Plate 18 Psalm 48: The Elevation of Zion. Parma Psalter, Biblioteca Paletina, Parma, MS Parm 1870 (Cod. De Rossi 510), fol. 65B (with permission from the owners of the facsimile of The Parma Psalter, at www.facsimile-editions.com). Plate 19 Psalm 50: Christ as the Personification of the Sun from the Theodore Psalter. British Library, MS 19.352, fol. 61v (with permission from the British Library Board). Plate 20 Psalm 51: Christ cleanses the sins of a newborn Baby. St Albans Psalter, image © Hildesheim, St Godehard, taken from https://www.abdn.ac.uk/stalbanspsalter/english/commentary/page171.shtml. Plate 21 Psalm 52: 'He sought refuge in wealth' (verse 7) from the Theodore Psalter. British Library, MS 19.352, fol. 66r (with permission from the British Library Board). Plate 22 Psalm 53: The Court Jester of Henry VIII. from The Psalter of Henry VIII, British Library, Royal MS 2A XVI, fol. 63v (with permission from the British Library Board). Plate 23 Psalm 61: Protection in Exile. Museum of Psalms; Psalm 61 according to Moshe Tzvi HaLevi Berger, all rights reserved (www.museumofpsalms.com, reproduced with permission). Plate 24 Psalm 62: The Psalmist offers his small naked Body to God. St Albans Psalter, image © Hildesheim, St Godehard, taken from https://www.abdn.ac.uk/stalbanspsalter/english/commentary/page189.shtml. Plate 25 Psalm 69: Missa Dura: The Knight, Crystal Night, House No. 5 by Mordecai Ardon. Tate Gallery 00608 (with permission from Tate ©2017). Plate 26 Psalm 69: David in Water. The History Bible of Utrecht, 1443. Den Haag KB, 1939.69 B 10, fol. 21r (with permission from Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag). Plate 27 Psalm 72: David as King, attended by Sophia and Prophecy. Paris Psalter, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS Gr 139, fol. 7v (with permission from Bibliothèque nationale de...