Perhaps the psalms aren’t great poetry, and they do, undeniably, smack of violence, war, hatred of one’s enemies in the name ...

The Psalms in Medieval Art and Life” is on display through Jan. 4, 2026, at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York.

There is a prayer for every state of mind and spiritual need in the Book of Psalms, Pope Francis said. "There are many psalms that help us forge ahead. Get into the habit of praying the psalms. I ...

We should read it not as an assortment of poems and songs but as a single rhapsody on God’s covenant promises. Late in the fourth century, a man named Palladius of Galatia left his home (somewhere in ...

BOSTON — When the leadership at Old South Church decided it was time to upgrade their cathedral, they turned to a fundraising option most likely available only to a Colonial-era institution like this ...

NEW YORK — A tiny book of psalms from 1640 has sold for $14.2 million in New York City, setting an auction record for a printed book. The Bay Psalm Book is believed to be the first book printed in ...

NEW YORK (CNN) -- A rare copy of the first book printed in what is now the United States of America may sell for as much as $30 million when it comes up for auction in November, according to Sotheby's ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - A book of psalms believed to be the first book ever printed in what is now the United States could set a record when it goes up for auction. "The Whole Booke of Psalmes ...

Only 11 copies of the Bay Psalm Book survive in varying stages of completeness Book sold at Sotheby%27s auction house in Manhattan Tuesday Bay Psalm Book was ...

A small book of psalms, printed in New England not long after the voyage of the Mayflower, is expected to break the record for most expensive text ever sold at auction Published in 1640, the Bay Psalm ...