Becker Psalter

German metrical Psalter published in 1602 by the Leipzig Theologian Cornelius Becker. This publication was without melodies and meant to be sung on other well-known Lutheran hymns. Becker included in his Psalter earlier Lutheran Psalmparaphrases (e.g. Aus tiefer Not, Ach Gott vom Himmel sieh darein, Erbarm dich mein, Ein feste Burg ). Heinrich Schütz welcomed the theological intentions of this new metrical version, and composed the melodies, which he published twice during his lifetime (1628, 1661 (revised and enlarged), together with 4-voiced musical settings. Outside Dresden only a few of these Psalms have become popular.

• Psalm 23 - Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt
• Psalm 33 - Freut euch des Herrn, ihr Christen all
• Psalm 34 - Ich will so lang ich lebe
• Psalm 91 - Wer sich des Höchsten Schirm vertraut
• Psalm 95 - Kommt herzu, laßt uns fröhlich sein
• Psalm 96 - Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied