I recently discovered the book Reading the Psalms with Martin Luther. I add it to my collection of personal devotional tools along with Phyllis Tickle's Divine Hours. Each Psalm is preceded by a short commentary about the Psalm and followed by one of Luther's prayers that elaborates on the thoughts expounded in the Psalm.
At the beginning of the book are 6 or 7 "melodies" or chant formulas that can be used to sing the Psalms, and the selection of which musical recipe is left to the discretion of the singer. The Psalms are 'pointed' or marked so you know when to move from one note to another in the formula, all of which are interchangeable.
This will be helpful as I pull together the proper Psalms for my "Morning and Evening Prayers for Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy" DVD. I am hoping to record/videotape this in August, but time is flying and I am not quite ready. I may have to put it off even though I already have a good deal of interest in getting copies.
Stay tuned for more info on the DVD.
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