Psalm

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Commentary on Psalm 133

Psalm 133 is a Song of Ascents—a song for going up to a high place.1 For the [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

Psalm 118 is the psalm of psalms for the Easter [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19

The psalm text appointed for Maundy Thursday worship contains some [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 31:9-16

Psalm 31 is one of three psalms that appear prominently in the story of Jesus’ [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 51:1-12

Psalm 51 is, by any measure, one of the best-known and most often read penitential [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22

The appointed psalm comprises two sections of the lengthy song [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 19

It was a beautiful September day in Iowa and a group of students had gathered on one [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 22:23-31

A great debate (that nobody really cares about) The psalm selection for the Second Sunday [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 25:1-10

Psalm 25 is the reading for the First Sunday in Lent, the season in which [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 51:1-17

On Ash Wednesday, people in churches, homes, and streets all over the world will receive [...]