Van Rooy, Harry F.2010-03-192010-03-192004Van Rooy, HF 2004, 'Die nuwe Psalmomdigting: Die Messias weggelaat? : The new Psalter in Afrikaans: Was the Messiah omitted?', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 755-767.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13618Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFIn 2001 a new Afrikaans metrical Psalter was published. Although being severely criticised in some circles, it is being used by a number of churches. One of the major criticisms is that it omitted the Messiah from the Psalter, the implication being the way in which the so-called Messianic Psalms were treated in this Psalter, is cause for concern. This article discusses this criticism, provides a framework for dealing with the Messianic Psalms and evaluates the criticism. This criticism can not be regarded as valid. This Psalter tried to reflect the original context of the individual Psalms, refraining from using the New Testament’s use of the Psalms as a decisive factor for determining the original meaning.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaPsalterMessianic PsalmsVersificationBible -- O.T. -- Psalms -- Liturgical useHymns, AfrikaansArticle