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Psalm 23 is well known across religious lines and is often read at funerals.  It begins "''The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want...''" Two notable 20th century examples of psalm settings that are familiar in the concert hall are the “''Symphony of Psalms'' of [[Igor Stravinsky]] and [[Leonard Bernstein]]’s “''Chichester Psalms''”; the latter commissioned for use in a Christian [[cathedral]] from a [[Jewish]] composer.

Psalm 23 is well known across religious lines and is often read at funerals.  It begins "''The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want...''" Two notable 20th century examples of psalm settings that are familiar in the concert hall are the “''Symphony of Psalms'' of [[Igor Stravinsky]] and [[Leonard Bernstein]]’s “''Chichester Psalms''”; the latter commissioned for use in a Christian [[cathedral]] from a [[Jewish]] composer.

== Trivia ==

== Trivia ==

Strictly speaking, as Psalms is a collection of songs, it doesn't have chapters (which are later divisions for easy reference).

Strictly speaking, as the Psalms are a collection of songs, it doesn't have chapters (which are later divisions for easy reference).

However, counting the individual psalms as chapters, the following are true:

However, counting the individual psalms as chapters, the following are true:

* Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible with two verses, and also the middle chapter of the Bible.

* Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible with two verses, and also the middle chapter of the Bible.