This weekend is "Good Shepherd Sunday." Traditionally the Fourth Sunday of Easter has a Gospel in which Jesus speaks of himself as the one who shepherds the sheep. The Hebrew Scriptures also present God as the shepherd of Israel. Psalm 23, the Responsorial Psalm for today, comes out of that tradition.
Leonard Bernstein wrote a set of psalms, sung in Hebrew, for the Choir Festival at Chichester which are known as the "Chichester Psalms." Bernstein has chosen Psalms 23 and 2 for the second movement. The first, flowing portion is Psalm 23. The second, more angular section, is from Psalm 2 which speaks of the nations raging in anger. Psalm 23 returns and calms the anger and rage and ends with a beautiful evocation of God's power to bring peace.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcF3t-W3Wi8&feature=player_detailpage
Leonard Bernstein wrote a set of psalms, sung in Hebrew, for the Choir Festival at Chichester which are known as the "Chichester Psalms." Bernstein has chosen Psalms 23 and 2 for the second movement. The first, flowing portion is Psalm 23. The second, more angular section, is from Psalm 2 which speaks of the nations raging in anger. Psalm 23 returns and calms the anger and rage and ends with a beautiful evocation of God's power to bring peace.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcF3t-W3Wi8&feature=player_detailpage
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