Psalter revision: Proposed lyrical changes
This article by Douglas Kuiper discusses the Protestant Reformed Psalter revision committee's proposed changes to the versifications of Psalms 1-40, explaining the principles guiding their work to improve faithfulness to Scripture. The author addresses specific issues such as archaic verb forms and categorizes the types of lyrical changes being considered, providing insight into the ongoing interdenominational effort to update this important worship resource.
Previous article in this series: February 1, 2018, p. 195. I have explained the principles that the synods of the HRC, FRC, and PRC have adopted to guide the interdenominational Psalter revision committee in proposing changes to our Psalter. The committee's proposed changes to Psalms 73-89 have been distributed. But what is yet to come? How does the committee envision applying these principles to the rest of the Psalter? I will introduce you to some of the changes being proposed to the...
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