Psalm

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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 [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 50:1-6

First there is a blinding flash of light and then the thunderous sound of God [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 147:1-11, 20c

“Praise the Lord.” What more is there to say? “Praise [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 98

Like many psalms of praise, Psalm 98 begins with an imperative “call to praise” followed by a [...]

Simeon and Anna
Commentary on Psalm 148

The psalmist of Psalm 148 sings:1 Praise the Lord from the earth You sea monsters and all [...]