Psalm

Elder adults sitting together on boardwalk
Commentary on Psalm 146

Psalm 146 opens a collection of five hallelujah psalms at the end of the book of Psalms [...]

Dear standing in forest
Commentary on Psalm 15

What makes a good guest?1 At summer’s end, when many people are returning from visits with family [...]

Stay Awhile sign on bookshelf
Commentary on Psalm 34:15-22

With the concluding verses of Psalm 34, the author has returned to the subject matter [...]

dried fish on a board
Commentary on Psalm 34:9-14

Last Sunday’s Psalm lection (34:1-8) contained some of the typical features of individual Psalms of [...]

Commentary on Psalm 34:9-14

Commentary is forthcoming for this text.

hands clasped in mutuality
Commentary on Psalm 34:1-8

Music has a way of provoking memories of events long forgotten.1 Acting as aural time [...]

Silhouetted figures on hill at sunset
Commentary on Psalm 78:23-29

When one approaches an abstract painting by any one of the 20th century abstract painters—Mark [...]

bread baked with crosses on top
Commentary on Psalm 145:10-18

The main subject of Psalm 145 is the eternal kingship of the Lord.1 The psalm [...]

hooded figure alone on boardwalk
Commentary on Psalm 23

Well, here you are, wondering whether to take the leap of faith and make Psalm 23 the [...]

Man and boy smile at each other
Commentary on Psalm 85:8-13

Reflecting on Psalm 85:8-13 without the first 13 verses is akin to a liturgy that [...]