Hymnal
Sung settings of Psalm 119, one for each eight-verse acrostic section, set to familiar tunes.
The texts come from the 1650 Scottish Psalter, minimally edited for clearer rhyme and metre in modern English.
Psalm 119:1–8 (Alef)
- Tune
- Tune: New Britain (as in “Amazing Grace”)
- Key
- G major
- Time signature
- three four time
- Metre
- CM
- Stanzas
- 6 stanzas
101 BPM
Psalm 119:9–16 (Bet)
- Tune
- Tune: Arlington (as in “O For a Thousand Tongues”)
- Key
- G major
- Time signature
- three two time
- Metre
- CM
- Stanzas
- 6 stanzas
62 BPM
Psalm 119:17–24 (Gimel)
- Tune
- Tune: Carol (as in “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”)
- Key
- A♭ major
- Time signature
- six eight time
- Metre
- CMD
- Stanzas
- 3 stanzas
37 BPM
Psalm 119:25–32 (Dalet)
- Tune
- Tune: St. Louis (as in “Oh Little Town of Bethlehem”)
- Key
- F major
- Time signature
- four four time
- Metre
- CMD
- Stanzas
- 3 stanzas
78 BPM
Psalm 119:33–40 (He)
- Tune
- Tune: Kingsfold (as in “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say”)
- Key
- E minor
- Time signature
- four four time
- Metre
- CMD
- Stanzas
- 3 stanzas
64 BPM
Psalm 119:41–48 (Vav)
- Tune
- Tune: Ellacombe (as in “I Sing th' Almighty Power of God”)
- Key
- B♭ major
- Time signature
- four four time
- Metre
- CMD
- Stanzas
- 3 stanzas
70 BPM
Psalm 119:49–56 (Zayin)
- Tune
- Tune: Crimond (as in “The Lord's My Shepherd”)
- Key
- F major
- Time signature
- three four time
- Metre
- CM
- Stanzas
- 6 stanzas
92 BPM
Psalm 119:57–64 (Het)
- Tune
- Tune: St. Columba (as in “How Sweet and Awesome”)
- Key
- E♭ major
- Time signature
- three four time
- Metre
- CM
- Stanzas
- 6 stanzas
95 BPM
Psalm 119:65–72 (Tet)
- Tune
- Tune: Auld Lang Syne
- Key
- F major
- Time signature
- four four time
- Metre
- CMD
- Stanzas
- 3 stanzas
80 BPM
