A split-leaf psalter is a book of Psalms in metrical form, in which each page is cut in half at the middle, so that the top half of the pages can be turned separately from the bottom half. The top half usually contains the tunes, whereas the bottom half contains the words. The tune and words can be matched by matching the meter; each meter is a specification of line length and (implicitly) stressed syllables; if a tune is in "Common Meter", any set of "Common Meter" words will go with it (and vice versa).

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• Psalms of David in Metre, an 1874 Church of Scotland
  Church of Scotland
  The Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
  
   edition, published in split-leaf by Thomas Nelson
  Thomas Nelson (publisher)
  Thomas Nelson is a publishing firm that began in Scotland in 1798 as the namesake of its founder. Its former US division is currently the sixth largest American trade publisher and the world's largest Christian publisher. It is owned by the private equity firm Kohlberg & Company...
  
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• How To Use A Split-Leaf Psalter, by Rev. Sherman Isbell (Free Church Continuing).