Commentary on Psalm 36:5-10
As is often the case with lectionary readings from the Psalms, the preacher must decide [...]
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Commentary on Psalm 19
Epiphany and the days surrounding it celebrate the “appearance” or “manifestation” (the meaning of the name’s Greek [...]
Commentary on Psalm 71:1-6
Despite the limited number of verses included from this psalm in the lectionary, Psalm 71 [...]
Commentary on Psalm 138
Psalm 138 is almost always categorized as a song of thanksgiving.1 God has answered the psalmist’s prayer [...]
Commentary on Psalm 1
The poets and compilers of the Book of Psalms were clearly in touch with a perennial human [...]
Commentary on Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40
Neither prayer nor praise, Psalm 37 is an alphabetic acrostic, [...]
Commentary on Psalm 99
All the other readings for the day mention Moses; and it may be that Psalm 99 was [...]
Commentary on Psalm 51:1-17
Almost no historically trained biblical scholars conclude that David wrote any of the psalms. Rather, [...]
Commentary on Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
Israeli scholar Yair Hoffman once characterized Psalm 91 as an [...]
Commentary on Psalm 27
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?” the psalmist declares. “The Lord [...]