Corpus Psalterium • Sitz im Lied
Vol. III
Psalms 51 – 75
Cantillation and Structure
Psalms 51–75 set to music by their Hebrew grammar, following the natural flow of the text. Each psalm is arranged according to its functional type, so you can hear what the text is doing.
Didactic
Psalms that teach rather than speak: wisdom and instruction that form the mind.
Cantillated
Psalms spoken, sung or performed before God: prayer, praise, lament, declaration, dialogue.
Composite
Psalms that move from one mode into the other.
Choose a psalmTap any row, or press Play
| # | Title | Type | Sections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Psalm LI (51) | Cantillated | Penitential Lament Turning | 5:32 | ||
| 52 | Psalm LII (52) | Cantillated | Judicial Confidence | 5:12 | ||
| 53 | Psalm LIII (53) | Cantillated | Declarative Stability | 4:42 | ||
| 54 | Psalm LIV (54) | Cantillated | Lament Turning | 5:02 | ||
| 55 | Psalm LV (55) | Cantillated | Betrayal Lament Turning | 5:58 | ||
| 56 | Psalm LVI (56) | Cantillated | Refrain Confidence | 5:09 | ||
| 57 | Psalm LVII (57) | Cantillated | Refrain Praise | 3:32 | ||
| 58 | Psalm LVIII (58) | Cantillated | Imprecatory Judgment | 4:56 | ||
| 59 | Psalm LIX (59) | Cantillated | Imprecatory Lament Turning | 5:06 | ||
| 60 | Psalm LX (60) | Cantillated | Communal Lament | 4:49 | ||
| 61 | Psalm LXI (61) | Cantillated | Refuge Lament Turning | 5:27 | ||
| 62 | Psalm LXII (62) | Cantillated | Declarative Stability | 5:51 | ||
| 63 | Psalm LXIII (63) | Cantillated | Desire Praise | 5:56 | ||
| 64 | Psalm LXIV (64) | Cantillated | Imprecatory Lament Turning | 5:18 | ||
| 65 | Psalm LXV (65) | Cantillated | Declarative Praise | 5:16 | ||
| 66 | Psalm LXVI (66) | Cantillated | Communal Thanksgiving | 5:48 | ||
| 67 | Psalm LXVII (67) | Cantillated | Refrain Blessing Praise | 4:26 | ||
| 68 | Psalm LXVIII (68) | Cantillated | Processional Victory | 4:53 | ||
| 69 | Psalm LXIX (69) | Cantillated | Imprecatory Lament Turning | 5:41 | ||
| 70 | Psalm LXX (70) | Cantillated | Urgent Lament | 4:09 | ||
| 71 | Psalm LXXI (71) | Cantillated | Aged Confidence | 6:03 | ||
| 72 | Psalm LXXII (72) | Cantillated | Royal Blessing | 5:19 | ||
| 73 | Psalm LXXIII (73) | Cantillated | Sanctuary Lament Turning | 5:24 | ||
| 74 | Psalm LXXIV (74) | Cantillated | Communal Lament | 5:39 | ||
| 75 | Psalm LXXV (75) | Cantillated | Dialogical Judgment | 4:04 |