Psalm

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Commentary on Psalm 121

Psalm 121 will be familiar to many readers and worshipers. It begins with a question familiar to [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 111

Book V of the Hebrew Psalter (Psalms 107-150) is an extended collection of psalms brought together in [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 37:1-9

From its opening lines, Psalm 37 closely resembles the didactic tone of the book of [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 146

The audacious and sometimes artful fantasy series Game of Thrones ended in May 2019 and provoked the [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 113

If we open a commentary on the Psalms, we might learn that Psalm 113 is a “hymn [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 51:1-10

Liturgical context can make all the difference in how a biblical texts sounds, in how [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 1

Psalm 1 is a wisdom psalm that serves as the preface to the psalter, sharing literary and [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 112

A commonly held notion of the psalter is that it only contains hymns or songs of praise [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 103:1-8

Verse one of Psalm 103, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 33:12-22

Several years ago, David Tracy summarized his rather complex systematic theology and his work as [...]