It also has become an issue for me (true of both versions) that verses are censored from several psalms, and three psalms are missing entirely from the four-volume version, which is the only version to include “all” the psalms. If one uses this form of prayer regularly over a period of time, one questions the rationale for these exclusions. Certainly Christian adults who take the time for this form of prayer can handle those few psalms and verses considered “cursing.” Although these psalms and verses may not be appropriate for a packed church on Easter Sunday, anyone who thinks they are praying the “entire” psalter should be exposed to them. Who are we to censor the Word of God?

Finally, it is VERY easy to become scrupulous in all this. As stated earlier, lay people are not obliged to follow all the rubrics. Let this form of prayer be a joy, not a burden.