Old Version

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Description: The Old Version is a short name for a metrical psalter in common use in English-speaking countries from the middle of the sixteenth century to the early eighteenth century, when it was replaced by the psalter of Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady (the New Version) and the psalm paraphrases and hymns of Isaac Watts and others.

The Old Version had a number of authors, notably Thomas Sternhold, whose paraphrases of nineteen Psalms was published in 1547. After his death, John Hopkins added eighteen psalms to an edition published in 1549. With additions of contributions by other authors, complete editions were published in 1562, 1563, 1574, 1578, 1598, 1604, and many afterwards.

Title: (Example) Sternhold, Thomas; William Whittingham; John Hopkins; and others. 1598. The Whole Booke of Psalmes Collected into English Meetre by T.Sternhold, W. Whittingham, I. Hopkins, and others, Conferred with the Hebrue with apt notes to sing them withall. Newly set forth and allowed to bee soong of all the people together, in all churches, before and after morning and evening prayer, as also before and after the sermons: and moreover in privat houses for their Godly solace and comfort, laying apart ungodly songs and ballads, which tend only to the nourishing of vice and corruption of youth. London: John Windet, for the Assigns of Richard Daye. 402 pp.

First complete edition: Publication date and place: 1562 in London.

Authors: Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, William Whittingham, William Kethe, John Pullain, John Craig, John Markant, Thomas Norton, Robert Pont, Thomas Becon, and Robert Wisedome.

View the Wikipedia article on Thomas Sternhold.

References

  • Julian, John. 1907. A Dictionary of Hymnology, Second Revised Edition. Volume I, A-O, 892 pp. Volume II, P-Z, 895 pp. Reprinted by Dover, New York, 1957.
  • Livingston, Neil, Editor. 1864. The Scottish Metrical Psalter of A. D. 1635, Reprinted in Full From the Original Work. Glasgow, Scotland: MacLure and MacDonald. 376 pp.

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Table of Authors

The following table is based on tables in Julian (1907) and Livingston (1864).
Seq Title London ±1547 London 1549 London 1551 Geneva 1556 Geneva 1560 London 1561 London 1562 Edinburgh 1564
1 Psalm 1 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
2 Psalm 2 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
3 Psalm 3 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
4 Psalm 4 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
5 Psalm 5 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
6 Psalm 6 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
7 Psalm 7 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
8 Psalm 8 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
9 Psalm 9 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
10 Psalm 10 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
11 Psalm 11 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
12 Psalm 12 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
13 Psalm 13 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
14 Psalm 14 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
15 Psalm 15 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
16 Psalm 16 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
17 Psalm 17 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
18 Psalm 18 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
19 Psalm 19 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
20 Psalm 20 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
21 Psalm 21 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
22 Psalm 22 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
23 Psalm 23 Whittingham Whittingham Sternhold Sternhold Whittingham
24 Psalm 24 Hopkins Hopkins Craig
25 Psalm 25 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
26 Psalm 26 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
27 Psalm 27 Hopkins Hopkins Kethe
28 Psalm 28 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
29 Psalm 29 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
30 Psalm 30 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
31 Psalm 31 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
32 Psalm 32 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
33 Psalm 33 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
34 Psalm 34 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
35 Psalm 35 Hopkins Hopkins
36 Psalm 36 Kethe Hopkins Kethe
37 Psalm 37 Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham
38 Psalm 38 Hopkins Hopkins
39 Psalm 39 Hopkins Hopkins
40 Psalm 40 Hopkins Hopkins
41 Psalm 41 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
42 Psalm 42 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
43 Psalm 43 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
44 Psalm 44 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
45 Psalm 45 Hopkins Hopkins
46 Psalm 46 Hopkins Hopkins
47 Psalm 47 Kethe Hopkins Kethe
48 Psalm 48 Hopkins Hopkins
49 Psalm 49 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
50 Psalm 50 Whittingham Whittingham Hopkins Whittingham
51 Psalm 51 Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham
52 Psalm 51 Norton
53 Psalm 52 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
54 Psalm 53 Norton Norton
55 Psalm 54 Kethe Hopkins Kethe
56 Psalm 55 Hopkins Hopkins
57 Psalm 56 Hopkins Craig
58 Psalm 57 Hopkins Pont
59 Psalm 58 Kethe Hopkins Kethe
60 Psalm 59 Hopkins Pont
61 Psalm 60 Hopkins Hopkins
62 Psalm 61 Hopkins Hopkins
63 Psalm 62 Hopkins Hopkins Kethe
64 Psalm 63 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
65 Psalm 64 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
66 Psalm 65 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
67 Psalm 66 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
68 Psalm 67 Whittingham Hopkins Hopkins Whittingham
69 Psalm 67 Wisedome
70 Psalm 68 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
71 Psalm 69 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
72 Psalm 70 Kethe Hopkins Kethe
73 Psalm 71 Whittingham Whittingham Hopkins Whittingham
74 Psalm 72 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
75 Psalm 73 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
76 Psalm 74 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
77 Psalm 75 Norton Norton Craig
78 Psalm 76 Hopkins Pont
79 Psalm 77 Hopkins Hopkins
80 Psalm 78 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
81 Psalm 79 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
82 Psalm 80 Hopkins Pont
83 Psalm 81 Hopkins Pont
84 Psalm 82 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
85 Psalm 83 Hopkins Pont
86 Psalm 84 Hopkins Hopkins
87 Psalm 85 Kethe Hopkins Kethe
88 Psalm 86 Hopkins Hopkins
89 Psalm 87 Hopkins Hopkins
90 Psalm 88 Kethe Hopkins Kethe
91 Psalm 89 Hopkins Hopkins
92 Psalm 90 Kethe Hopkins Kethe
93 Psalm 91 Kethe Hopkins Kethe
94 Psalm 92 Hopkins Hopkins
95 Psalm 93 Hopkins Hopkins
96 Psalm 94 Kethe Hopkins Kethe
97 Psalm 95 Anon. Hopkins Hopkins
98 Psalm 96 Hopkins Hopkins
99 Psalm 97 Hopkins Hopkins
100 Psalm 98 Hopkins Hopkins
101 Psalm 99 Hopkins Hopkins
102 Psalm 100 Kethe Kethe
103 Psalm 101 Kethe Norton Kethe
104 Psalm 102 Norton Craig
105 Psalm 103 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
106 Psalm 104 Kethe Kethe Kethe Kethe
107 Psalm 105 Norton Craig
108 Psalm 106 Norton Norton
109 Psalm 107 Kethe Kethe Kethe Kethe
110 Psalm 108 Norton Craig
111 Psalm 109 Norton Norton
112 Psalm 110 Norton Craig
113 Psalm 111 Kethe Kethe Kethe Kethe
114 Psalm 112 Kethe Kethe Kethe Kethe
115 Psalm 113 Kethe Kethe Kethe Kethe
116 Psalm 114 Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham
117 Psalm 115 Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Norton Whittingham
118 Psalm 116 Norton Norton
119 Psalm 117 Norton Craig
120 Psalm 118 Markant Craig
121 Psalm 119 Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham
122 Psalm 120 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
123 Psalm 121 Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham
124 Psalm 122 Kethe Kethe Kethe Kethe
125 Psalm 123 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
126 Psalm 124 Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham
127 Psalm 125 Kethe Kethe Kethe Kethe
128 Psalm 125 Wisedome Wisedome Wisedome
129 Psalm 126 Kethe Kethe Kethe Kethe
130 Psalm 127 Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham
131 Psalm 128 Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold Sternhold
132 Psalm 129 Whittingham Whittingham Norton Whittingham
133 Psalm 130 Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham
134 Psalm 131 Markant Markant Markant Markant
135 Psalm 132 Markant Markant Markant Craig
136 Psalm 133 Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham
137 Psalm 134 Kethe Kethe Kethe Kethe
138 Psalm 135 Markant Markant Markant Markant
139 Psalm 136 Norton Craig
140 Psalm 137 Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham Whittingham
141 Psalm 138 Kethe Norton Kethe
142 Psalm 139 Norton Norton
143 Psalm 140 Norton Craig
144 Psalm 141 Norton Craig
145 Psalm 142 Norton Kethe
146 Psalm 143 Norton Craig
147 Psalm 144 Norton Norton
148 Psalm 145 Norton Craig
149 Psalm 146 Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins
150 Psalm 147 Norton Norton
151 Psalm 148 Pullain Pullain Pullain Pullain
152 Psalm 149 Pullain Pullain Norton Pullain
153 Psalm 150 Norton Norton
154 Ten Commandments Whittingham Norton Norton
155 Quicanque Norton Norton
156 Lamentation Markant Markant Markant
157 The Humble Suit Markant Markant Markant
158 Song Before Evening Becon
159 Song Before Morning Becon