This is a print on demand publication. The singing of psalms was one of the incontestably distinguishing marks of Calvinist culture in Europe & America in the 16th & 17th centuries. Contents of this study: Introduction, The Point of Origin, The "Institution" of 1536, The "Articles" of 1537, The influence of Bucer, Calvin's Pastorate in Strasbourg, The "Ecclesiastical Ordinances", The "Epistle to the Reader" 1542, The "Institution" of 1543, The addition to the "Epistle" 1543, The uniqueness of the Psalms, The Singing of the Psalms, Conclusion, Appendix, & Bibliography.