The Liturgical Psalter - Free Download

The rights of The Liturgical Psalter as reprinted in editions of The Alternative Service Book 1980, in An Australian Prayer Book (1978), Alternative Prayer Book (Church of Ireland, 1984), An Anglican Prayer Book (South Africa, 1989), Hymns and Psalms (Methodist Publishing House, 1983) and elsewhere have now reverted from HarperCollins to the copyright holders.

The text is now available for use and reproduction, without charge, in whole or part, worldwide, in any form.

No prior application is required, though copyright acknowledgement would be appreciated, where appropriate. Acknowledgement should be in the form: The Liturgical Psalter © 1976, 1977, David L. Frost, John A. Emerton, Andrew A. Macintosh.

THE ONLY LIMITATION imposed by the copyright holders is that the text should be used without alteration, so as to protect the integrity of this translation of scripture.

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Psalm Translation Comparison

An online comparison between the Psalter 1998 and the Liturgical Psalter (inclusive language version).

NOTE: if you wish to see the complete online comparison, you will need a browser capable of displaying frames and implementing javascript. The complete online psalm by psalm comparison can be found in the main Aquila Books Online site here.

Otherwise, the following two files are available for download:

Complete text of the Psalter 98 (314 kb)

Complete text of the Liturgical Psalter (307 kb)
 

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