The Psalms Of David In Metre Table Of Contents

The

Psalms Of David

In Metre

According To

The Version

Approved By

The Church Of Scotland

And Appointed To Be Used In Worship.

Table Of Contents


See also The Psalms Of David By Isaac Watts (Note, this page goes to an entirely different hymnal, composed by Isaac Watts)

Psalms Of David In Metre Introduction

Translations And Paraphrases In Verse (Church Of Scotland) - Contains 67 paraphrased passages from other books of the Bible

Psalms 1-5                 Psalms 6-10

Psalms 11-15             Psalms 16-20

Psalms 21-25             Psalms 26-30

Psalms 31-35             Psalms 36-40

Psalms 41-45             Psalms 46-50

Psalms 51-55             Psalms 56-60

Psalms 61-65             Psalms 66-70

Psalms 71-75             Psalms 76-80

Psalms 81-85             Psalms 86-90

Psalms 91-95             Psalms 96-100

Psalms 101-105         Psalms 106-110

Psalms 111-118         Psalm 119

Psalms 120-130         Psalms 131-135

Psalms 136-140         Psalms 141-145

Psalms 146-150

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