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Revision as of 16:49, 22 December 2010 by Kotniski (talk | contribs) (more accurate as to what this work is)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)David's Psalter (Polish Psałterz Dawidów) is a translation of the Book of Psalms by Jan Kochanowski, the most prominent Polish poet of the Renaissance. It was printed in 1579 in Kraków, at the printing-house of Lazarus.
Kochanowski, like many of his contemporaries in Western Europe, used a Latin translation of the Book of Psalms as the basis for his translation. Being expert on the ancient Classics, he combined the Biblical spirit of the original with some artistic achievements of Greek and Latin authors.
The work of Kochanowski gained recognition from both Protestants and Catholics in Poland, and created also some echoes abroad, notably in the work of Moldavian Metropolitan Dosoftei. Some of his renderings of the psalms are still used in Poland during Catholic masses.
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