Psalm

waves in darkness
Commentary on Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32

Psalm 107 begins the same way that Psalm 106 begins, [...]

Flowering plant
Commentary on Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15

Psalm 92 is the only psalm with a superscription assigning [...]

Snake in dimly lit foliage
Commentary on Psalm 130

In Psalm 130, the writer calls out to God from the depths of human suffering, hoping for, [...]

field of grain
Commentary on Psalm 81:1-10

Psalm 81 does not begin with a crisis but with a covenant memory, the memory [...]

Sculpture with bearded figure surrounded by three angels
Commentary on Psalm 29

Though it is impossible to know what tune accompanied Psalm 29 in its original recitations, the rhythms [...]

Ambulance with flashing lights streaming past lit building
Commentary on Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

This creation psalm celebrates the goodness, splendor, complexity, and interrelatedness [...]

Christ Taking Leave of the Apostles by Duccio di Buoninsegna
Commentary on Psalm 1

Psalm 1 opens the Psalter with words that echo much of the book of Proverbs. Life offers [...]

Man
Commentary on Psalm 47

Psalm 47 is classified as an enthronement psalm, a psalm celebrating God’s sovereignty over all creation. The [...]

Red apples on tree
Commentary on Psalm 98

Psalm 98 is an extraordinarily important psalm. Along with the similar Psalm 96, it anchors the collection [...]

Peaches on a branch
Commentary on Psalm 22:25-31

How odd is it, during Easter, to return to the Psalm of Good Friday, the [...]