The Genevan Psalter provided the basis for several tunes that would come to be matched to unrelated hymn texts. A few of these would be borrowed verbatim, such as the tune for Psalm 42 and the beloved Advent hymn, Comfort, Comfort, Ye My People, a free versification of the initial verses of Isaiah 40. Other tunes would be altered to fit a new text, such as the tune for Psalm 23 and HERZLIEBSTER JESU, usually translated as Ah, Holy Jesus, How Hast Thou Offended. Here are the two tunes below:
