The psalms are meant to be sung! Read the article “Singing the Psalms: Recovering the Church’s God-Inspired Hymnbook.”
Metrical Settings
- Seedbed (Tennents) Metrical Psalter with Audio (see also the book) — easily sung by congregations, e.g., to the tune “Aurelia” (“The Church’s One Foundation”); see the video below
- The Book of Psalms for Worship — set to the tune “Aberystwyth,” from the Psalter of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of America
- Genevan Psalter (Youtube video) — polyphonic
- The Becker Psalter (Youtube video) — tune by Heinrich Schütz (1661)
- The 1650 Metrical Psalter — text with audio to the tune “York”
- 1650 Psalter (Youtube video) — to the tune “Westminster”
- 1650 Psalter (Youtube video) — “Sing a New Song/Harvest”
Chants
- [Recommended] St. Bernard Breviary — the Daily Office of the 2019 BCP with simple chant tones; see the “Chant Helps” page of the Breviary website with an audio example of Psalms 1–5 being chanted
- Theopolis Liturgy and Psalter Chant (Youtube video) — see also the book
- Theopolis Chant with Christ is Risen (Youtube video) — see also the book
- Gregorian Chant, Coverdale Psalter — exceptionally beautiful
- Exeter Cathedral Choir
