Old Version
General Information
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 |
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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 |