Psalm 1 is the first in the Sidney Psalter written by the brother and sister Phillip and Mary Sidney in the 16th century.
Psalm 1 as discussed here was written by Philip Sidney in the late 1500s.
It is a poetic adaptation of the psalm that appears in the biblical Book of Psalms.
Although many psalm translations were made in the Renaissance period, the Sidney psalms differ from the others in their concentration on aesthetics.
Though some claim this detracts from true translation (see later on this page) they are still praised today for their creative poetic forms.
Of the contemporaries, John Donne praised them as "The highest matter in the noblest form" (Donne, 1896).
Psalm 1 is the first in the Sidney Psalter written by the brother and sister Phillip and Mary Sidney in the 16th century. Psalm 1 as discussed here was written by Philip Sidney in the late 1500s. It is a poetic adaptation of the psalm that appears in the biblical Book of Psalms. Although many psalm translations were made in the Renaissance period, the Sidney psalms differ from the others in their concentration on aesthetics. Though some claim this detracts from true translation (see later on this page) they are still praised today for their creative poetic forms. Of the contemporaries, John Donne praised them as "The highest matter in the noblest form" (Donne, 1896).
Sidney Psalms