THE PSALTER,
For Responsive Reading in Public Worship.
BY REV. R. S. STORRS, D.D.,
Pastor of the Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, N.Y.
In addition to the collection of Psalms, this Psalter contains selections, not only from the Messianic prophets, but from the poetry of the Books of Job, from the Proverbs, from Ecclesiastes, and one or two from the Book of Revelations. The following order of arrangement has been adopted, viz.:
THE PSALMS.
I.—The Preparation of the Spirit for Divine Worship. II.—The worship of God for His goodness and majesty. III.—The worship of God for the Kingship of His Son. IV.—The worship of God as defender of His people. V.—The worship of God as Judge on the earth. VII.—The worship of God for the teaching of His Word. VII.—Supplication to God for deliverance and favor.
OTHER SELECTIONS.
VIII.—Praise to God for His greatness. IX.—God’s purposes concerning Christ and the Church. X.—The briefness of man’s life. XI.—The excellence of wisdom. XII.—The glory of the heavenly life.