Catholic Word of the Day: PSALTERY, 02-27-10

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PSALTERY

Any collection of the Psalms of David as used in the Divine Office. There are two principal psalteries in liturgical history: the Roman, used at St. Peter's, and the Gallican, which is a later translation by St. Jerome. The Gallican was in common use until the complete revision of the Divine Office in 1970. A psaltery is also a stringed instrument resembling a harp, used with sacred chanting.

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I knew about the collections of Psalms, but didn't realize there were two.

Also, I had never heard of this being a musical instrument. But that sort of makes sense since we are talking about the Psalms and David. Automatically I think of a harp when I hear Psalms and David together.

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