This volume presents the authorized liturgical text of the Psalms as mandated by the General Synod of the Church of Ireland in 1921. The work serves as a formal record of the ecclesiastical decision to adopt a specific revision of the Coverdale translation, originally found in the Great Bible of 1539-41. By documenting the conservative principles applied during this revision, the text provides a historical snapshot of early 20th-century Anglican liturgical standards and the preservation of traditional scriptural phrasing.

Scholars and liturgical historians view this text as a primary source for understanding the evolution of the Church of Ireland's prayer book tradition. Readers frequently note the conservative nature of the editorial changes, which prioritize the preservation of the classic Coverdale cadence over modern linguistic updates.