Gallican Psalter
biblical literature
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The Gallican Psalter is a version of the Psalms that was revised by St. Jerome in the late 4th century. It was based on a Greek version of the Septuagint and became popular in Gaul, hence its name. This version was later incorporated into the Vulgate, which became the standard Bible text for Western Christendom until the Reformation. The Gallican Psalter is distinct from the Genevan Psalter, a 16th-century hymnal associated with John Calvin that featured French translations of the Psalms set to music.12
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