The Holy Psalter

An Orthodox Christian Translation

By: Priest Ignatius Green

Narrated by: Jonah Martin

Nearly ten years in the making, this liturgical translation of the Psalter is the result of a collaborative effort between translators, editors, scholars, church musicians, and the communities of St Vladimir's Seminary and St Tikhon's Monastery. The goal for this project was to find translational register that was both accurate to the original and, at the same time, felt familiar within the liturgical context in which it would be read and sung. Though grounded in a fresh translation from the original Greek Septuagint—that is, not simply a re-working of an existing English text—this translation aligns whenever possible with the existing monuments of English translations of the Psalms.

Read by Jonah Martin, an Orthodox Christian and professional voice actor living in Iowa.

©2024 St Tikhon's Monastery Press and St Vladimir's Seminary Press (P)2024 St Tikhon's Monastery Press

Smooth, easy-to-listen-to-and-understand.

Smooth, easy-to-listen-to-and-understand reading and delivery. Consider this audiobook before proceeding to buy an audiobook on the Psalms.

Beautiful!

Beautifully recorded. It's so nice to worship with this soothing and deeply meaningful voice. I love reading the Psalter's Kathismas on a daily basis--it sets my day on a spiritual path from the start. Highly recommend this version of the Holy Psalter for those times when it's a challenge to sit down and read the entire Kathisma.

Excellenly read

A bit more pause between Khatisma would be helpful. This is not chanted, but the reading style makes it so understandable. Glory to God for this live reading of the Psalter.

An almost dramatic reading. I was expecting a chant or liturgical reading.

An almost dramatic reading. Given the origins of this Septuagint translation, I was expecting a chant. It feels more Protestant than Orthodox. That said the reading is clear and the translation beautiful.