The Psalms: The NRSV Saint John's Bible - Slightly Imperfect

The Psalms from The Saint John’s Bible presents the biblical psalms through full-color illuminations, distinctive scripts, and musical imagery. This volume invites readers and worshippers to encounter the Psalms anew as sacred songs and poems of prayer, devotion, and human experience.

Highlights

• Features the second of seven full-color, page-by-page reproductions from The Saint John’s Bible
• Combines five distinct scripts with original illuminations and graphic representations of sacred chants
• Includes digital voice prints of songs from Benedictine, Native American, Muslim, Taoist, and other traditions
• Explores the Psalms as a biblical prayer book spanning joy, fear, anger, love, and the full range of human experience
• Uses color, pattern, and design to reflect different themes and types of Psalms
• Places a small gold image on every Psalm page, graphically rendering the chanting of monks from Saint John’s Abbey
• Created by Donald Jackson, artistic director and illuminator of The Saint John’s Bible

About This Edition

This edition presents The Psalms using the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) and forms the second volume in the seven-part Saint John’s Bible series. Its full-color artwork interprets chants from multiple religious and cultural traditions, while Donald Jackson’s custom script, colors, and shading create visual motifs for reading or singing the Psalms. The volume was published by Liturgical Press.

Perfect for individual meditation, musical appreciation, study, or worship, this illuminated edition encourages readers to see the Psalms with fresh eyes.