I am under the impression that the psalter in the Book of Common Prayer is
the Coverdale version, not the King James / Authorized version.
Tom Izbicki
At 08:08 AM 2/8/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Paul -
>Being a musician, not a scholar, I am interested in your comments re
>Coverdale and his translation of scripture. Your quotes from C.S.Lewis
>inspire my curiosity about Coverdale's Psalms, especially since I often
>use various psalm versions, Isaac Watts, for example, for my musical
>settings of texts. So, simply, my question to you and to the list is:
>Where can I view or obtain Coverdale's Psalms?
>Further question, not medieval-based: Does anyone know where Sir Walter
>Raleigh's version of the Psalms can be had or accessed?
>
>Many thanks for any attention to this request.
>Alan Jemison
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