The Sidney or Sidneian Psalms are a 16th-century paraphrase of the Psalms in English verse, the work of Philip and Mary Sidney, aristocratic siblings who were influential Elizabethan poets. Mary Sidney completed them some time after the death of her brother in 1586 and presented a copy to Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1599. The translation was praised in the work of John Donne.
Psalm 40
Sir Philip Sidney after Antonis Mor
Footpath in the Palatine Forest, Germany
Psalm 40 from the Sidney Psalms
Sir Philip Sidney was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age. His works include a sonnet sequence, Astrophel and Stella, a treatise, The Defence of Poesy and a pastoral romance, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia.
Sir Philip Sidney, after Antonis Mor
Frances Walsingham, attributed to Robert Peake, 1594
Memorial for Sir Philip Sidney at the spot where he was fatally injured
The funeral of Sir Philip Sidney, 1586